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Modistae

Modistae noun: the members of a school of grammarian philosophy known as modism or speculative grammar, active in northern France, Germany, England, and Denmark in the 13th and 14th centuries. They believed in a tripartite theory of "modes" of meaning in language, relating to being, understanding, and signifying.

Noun

Modistae pl (plural only)

  1. (historical, plural, plural-only) The members of a school of grammarian philosophy known as modism or speculative grammar, active in northern France, Germany, England, and Denmark in the 13th and 14th centuries. They believed in a tripartite theory of "modes" of meaning in language, relating to being, understanding, and signifying.

Questions about Modistae

What does Modistae mean?
Modistae means the members of a school of grammarian philosophy known as modism or speculative grammar, active in northern France, Germany, England, and Denmark in the 13th and 14th centuries. They believed in a tripartite theory of "modes" of meaning in language, relating to being, understanding, and signifying.
What part of speech is Modistae?
Modistae is a noun.

Words near Modistae in the dictionary

  1. modishness
  2. modishnesses
  3. modism
  4. modisms
  5. modist
  6. Modistae
  7. modiste
  8. modistes
  9. modistry
  10. modists
  11. modius

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