(n)United States linguist (born in Russia) noted for his description of the universals of phonology (1896-1982), Syn.Roman Jakobson, Roman Osipovich Jakobson
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[やくがいヤコブびょうそしょう, yakugai yakobu byousoshou](n) Japanese lawsuit involving cases where hospitalized patients contracted Creutzfeld-Jakob disease from infected transplants[Add to Longdo]