"grammatist" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɹæmətɪst/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: grammatists [plural]
enPR: grăʹmətĭst [Received-Pronunciation] Etymology: From French grammatiste, from the Medieval Latin grammatista, from the Ancient Greek γραμματιστής (grammatistḗs), from γράμμα (grámma, “letter”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gerbʰ-}}, {{bor|en|fr|grammatiste}} French grammatiste, {{der|en|ML.|grammatista}} Medieval Latin grammatista, {{der|en|grc|γραμματιστής}} Ancient Greek γραμματιστής (grammatistḗs) Head templates: {{en-noun}} grammatist (plural grammatists)
  1. (historical) A teacher of prose literature and letters in Ancient Greece. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-grammatist-en-noun-wYFfemFQ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
  2. A grammarian.
    Sense id: en-grammatist-en-noun-BEAqJ60l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Linguists Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Linguists: 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: grammatistical Related terms: grammar, grammarian

Inflected forms

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