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Durkheim

/ˌdərkˈhaɪm/

Definitions of Durkheim
  1. noun
    French sociologist and first professor of sociology at the Sorbonne (1858-1917)
    synonyms: Emile Durkheim
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    sociologist
    a social scientist who studies the institutions and development of human society
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