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# Anatoly Liberman

(1937)   Linguist

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Anatoly Liberman is a linguist.

## Quick Facts About Anatoly Liberman

Born March 10, 1937

Profession Linguist

## About Anatoly Liberman

Russian-American writer... \| Anatoly Liberman is a linguist, medievalist, etymologist, poet, translator of poetry, and literary critic.

##  Quotes by Anatoly Liberman

> [“The adjective sleazy must have acquired its present-day meaning to conform to its sound shape. A word cannot exist in slums, surrounded…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anatoly-liberman/the-adjective-sleazy-must-have-acquired-its-present-day-meaning-to/)

Anatoly Liberman

[Sleazy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sleazy/)

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