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Firth

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Noun

1. firth, j. r. firth, john rupert firth

English linguist who contributed to linguistic semantics and to prosodic phonology and who was noted for his insistence on studying both sound and meaning in context (1890-1960)

2. firth

a long narrow estuary (especially in Scotland)

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Firth

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noun
a relatively narrow inlet of the sea, esp in Scotland

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Firth

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noun
a narrow inlet or arm of the sea; estuary

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Firth

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n.
Scots
A long, narrow inlet of the sea.

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