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recensionist

recensionist noun: someone who makes recensions, i.e. a critical editor.

Noun

recensionist (plural recensionists)

  1. Someone who makes recensions, i.e. a critical editor.

Forms of recensionist

pluralrecensionists

Origin of recensionist

From recension + -ist.

Questions about recensionist

What does recensionist mean?
Recensionist means someone who makes recensions, i.e. a critical editor.
What part of speech is recensionist?
Recensionist is a noun.
What is the plural of recensionist?
The plural of recensionist is recensionists.

Words near recensionist in the dictionary

  1. recensed
  2. recenses
  3. recensing
  4. recension
  5. recensional
  6. recensionist
  7. recensionists
  8. recensions
  9. recensor
  10. recensored
  11. recensoring

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