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Definition of Sapir-Whorf hypothesis noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Sapir-Whorf hypothesis

noun

/səˌpɪə ˈwɔːf haɪpɒθəsɪs/

/səˌpɪr ˈwɔːrf haɪpɑːθəsɪs/

[singular] (linguistics)

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the theory that the language that you speak has an important effect on the way you think

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