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Wikipedia: William Dwight Whitney

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The English-language Wikipedia article on American linguist, philologist, and lexicographer William Dwight Whitney, known for his work on Sanskrit grammar and Vedic philology. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Dwight_Whitney
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Encyclopedia
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Wikipedia: William Dwight Whitney
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    was an American linguist, philologist, and lexicographer known for his work on Sanskrit grammar and Vedic philology
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    was an American linguist, philologist, and lexicographer known for his work on Sanskrit grammar and Vedic philology
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    was an American linguist, philologist, and lexicographer known for his work on Sanskrit grammar and Vedic philology
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