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grammatist

UK/ˈɡɹæmətɪst/

grammatist noun: a teacher of prose literature and letters in Ancient Greece.

Noun

grammatist (plural grammatists)

  1. (historical) A teacher of prose literature and letters in Ancient Greece.
    • 1907 (Mar.), L. F. Anderson, "A Study of the Prototypes of the Modern Non-professional School among the Greeksand the Romans", The Pedagogical Seminary, 14(1): 1-38.
      The grammatist, apparently, taught literature in so far as it was read while the citharist taught the poetry which was usually sung.
    • The Athenian child's school education began with the study of letters under the grammatist.1909, Lewis Flint Anderson, History of Common School Education, page 12
  2. A grammarian.

Forms of grammatist

pluralgrammatists

Origin of grammatist

From French grammatiste, from the Medieval Latin grammatista, from the Ancient Greek γραμματιστής (grammatistḗs), from γράμμα (grámma, “letter”).

Words formed from grammatist

Questions about grammatist

What does grammatist mean?
Grammatist means a teacher of prose literature and letters in Ancient Greece.
What part of speech is grammatist?
Grammatist is a noun.
How do you pronounce grammatist?
Grammatist is pronounced /ˈɡɹæmətɪst/ (UK).
What is the plural of grammatist?
The plural of grammatist is grammatists.

Words near grammatist in the dictionary

  1. grammatischer Wechsel
  2. grammatise
  3. grammatised
  4. grammatises
  5. grammatising
  6. grammatist
  7. grammatistic
  8. grammatistical
  9. grammatists
  10. grammatite
  11. grammatites

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