"precisionist" meaning in English

See precisionist in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: precisionists [plural]
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  1. One who values precision. Translations (one who values precision): педант (pedant) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ακριβολόγος (akrivológos) [masculine] (Greek)
    Sense id: en-precisionist-en-noun-jwoPyDoH Disambiguation of 'one who values precision': 96 3 1
  2. An artist working in the style of precisionism.
    Sense id: en-precisionist-en-noun-jc8EKi~5 Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 27 55 18 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 26 57 17 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 26 57 17 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 55 18 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 30 52 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 60 17 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 23 60 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 68 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 59 18 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 25 59 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 26 53 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 30 54 16
  3. Alternative form of precisianist: precisian; a religious purist or Puritan. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: precisianist (extra: precisian; a religious purist or Puritan)
    Sense id: en-precisionist-en-noun-xNwvDg6Z
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: pedant

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