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Neogrammarian

Pronunciation: /ˌniː.əʊ.ɡɹəˈmɛəɹi.ən/

The English word “Neogrammarian” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A member or follower of a 19th-century school of German linguists who first advanced the theory of regular sound change.

adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to the Neogrammarian school.

Etymology

From neo- + grammarian, as a calque of the German Junggrammatiker.

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