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usagists

usagists is the plural of usagist.

Meaning of usagist

Noun

usagist (plural usagists)

  1. (rare) One who defines a language by usage rather than theory.
    • The most Talmudic usagists say compare to seeks to show similarity between unlike things: "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" or "Can the human brain be compared to a computer?"1995 November 6, William Safire, “ON LANGUAGE; 'To' vs. 'With'”, in The New York Times
    Synonyms:
    descriptivist

Questions about usagists

What is usagists the plural of?
Usagists is the plural of usagist.

Words near usagists in the dictionary

  1. usager
  2. usagers
  3. usages
  4. Usaghade
  5. usagist
  6. usagists
  7. USAGM
  8. USAian
  9. USAians
  10. USAID
  11. Usain

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