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literarist

literarist noun: an academic involved in teaching literature rather than composition.

Noun

literarist (plural literarists)

  1. An academic involved in teaching literature rather than composition.

Forms of literarist

pluralliterarists

Origin of literarist

From literary + -ist.

Questions about literarist

What does literarist mean?
Literarist means an academic involved in teaching literature rather than composition.
What part of speech is literarist?
Literarist is a noun.
What is the plural of literarist?
The plural of literarist is literarists.

Words near literarist in the dictionary

  1. literals
  2. literarian
  3. literarians
  4. literarily
  5. literariness
  6. literarist
  7. literarists
  8. literary
  9. literary agent
  10. literary agents
  11. Literary Chinese

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