Neogrammarian
See also: neogrammarian
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Etymology edit
neo- + grammarian, as a calque of the German Junggrammatiker.
Noun edit
Neogrammarian (plural Neogrammarians)
- (linguistics, historical) A member or follower of a 19th-century school of German linguists who first advanced the theory of regular sound change.
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member or follower of the Neogrammarian school
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Adjective edit
Neogrammarian (comparative more Neogrammarian, superlative most Neogrammarian)
- Of or pertaining to the Neogrammarian school.
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of or pertaining to the Neogrammarian school
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