Roman Osipovich Jakobson ro·ma·no·sipovichjakobson uncommon noun 1. United States linguist (born in Russia) noted for his description of the universals of phonology (1896-1982) SynonymsJakobsonRoman JakobsonRoman Osipovich Jakobson Related words Broader terms linguist WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.
