/ Dictionary / Index J Jakobson: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Ja•kob•son Pronunciation: (yä'kub-sun), [key] 1896–1982, U.S. linguist and scholar, born in Russia. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: jakobson (Thesaurus) Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease Jalal ud-din Rumi Related Content Daily Word Quiz: panacea Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language