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firth | (n) 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), Syn. John Rupert Firth, J. R. Firth |
firth | (n) a long narrow estuary (especially in Scotland) |
firth of clyde | (n) a firth on the southwestern coast of Scotland emptying into the North Channel |
firth of forth | (n) a large firth on the east coast of Scotland and the estuary of the Forth River; location of Edinburgh |
Firth | n. [ Scot. See Frith. ] (Geog.) An arm of the sea; a frith. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Meeresarm { m } | Meeresarme { pl } | firth | firths [Add to Longdo] |