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Neogrammarian

noun, adj — 2 senses

Neogrammarian

noun

UK /ˌniː.əʊ.ɡɹəˈmɛəɹi.ən/ · US /ˌni.oʊ.ɡɹəˈmɛɹi.ən/

Etymology From neo- + grammarian, as a calque of the German Junggrammatiker.

1

Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Historical A member or follower of a 19th-century school of German linguists who first advanced the theory of regular sound change.

Neogrammarian

adj

Etymology From neo- + grammarian, as a calque of the German Junggrammatiker.

1

Of or pertaining to the Neogrammarian school.

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