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wie·ner

(wē′nər)

1. Wienerwurst.

2. A frankfurter.

3. Vulgar Slang A penis.

[German, short for Wienerwurst; see wienerwurst.]

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wiener

(ˈwiːnə) or

wienerwurst

(Cookery) US and Canadian a kind of smoked beef or pork sausage, similar to a frankfurter. Also called: wienie or weenie

[C20: shortened from German Wiener Wurst Viennese sausage]

Wiener

(ˈwiːnə)

(Biography) Norbert (ˈnɔːbət). 1894–1964, US mathematician, who developed the concept of cybernetics

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wie•ner

(ˈwi nər)

n.

frankfurter.

Also called wie′ner•wurst` (-ˌwɜrst, -ˌwʊərst)

[1865–70, < German, short for Wiener Wurst Viennese sausage]

Wie•ner

(ˈwi nər)

n.

Norbert, 1894–1964, U.S. mathematician.

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Noun	1.	Wiener - United States mathematician and founder of cybernetics (1894-1964) Norbert Wiener
	2.	wiener - a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll frankfurter, weenie, wienerwurst, frank, hot dog, hotdog, dog sausage - highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings Vienna sausage - short slender frankfurter usually with ends cut off red hot, hot dog, hotdog - a frankfurter served hot on a bun

Translations

نَقانِق فرانْكفورت

Wiener Wiener Würstchen

nakki

bécsi virsli

salsiccia

ウインナー

parūkyta dešrelė

Vīnes desina

sosis

法兰克福香肠

wiener

n (US: = frankfurter) → Wiener Würstchen nt

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wiener

(ˈwiːnə(r)) noun

(American) a frankfurter; a small smoked sausage.

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Vienna Insurance Group has said that its Austria units, Sparkassen Versicherung (s Versicherung) and Wiener Stadtische are to be merged in 2018.

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That it could be all these things and not be wholly incoherent is a testament to the genius of its creator, the mathematician and philosopher Norbert Wiener. In charting the rise, fall, and legacy of cybernetics, Kline attempts to prove, mostly successfully, that it was cybernetics that gave rise to the coinage and conception of our "information age."

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His jewellery designs are therefore not just outstanding examples of quality, valuable stones, but also have subtle forms, reminiscent of the legendary Wiener Werkstatte.