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Germanicist

Germanicist noun: one who studies the Germanic languages.

Noun

Germanicist (plural Germanicists)

  1. One who studies the Germanic languages.
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Forms of Germanicist

pluralGermanicists

Origin of Germanicist

From Germanic + -ist.

Questions about Germanicist

What does Germanicist mean?
Germanicist means one who studies the Germanic languages.
What part of speech is Germanicist?
Germanicist is a noun.
What is the plural of Germanicist?
The plural of Germanicist is Germanicists.

Words near Germanicist in the dictionary

  1. Germanic h's
  2. Germanic New Medicine
  3. Germanical
  4. Germanically
  5. Germanicia
  6. Germanicist
  7. Germanicists
  8. Germanicity
  9. Germanick
  10. Germanics
  11. germanide

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