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Definition of grammarian noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

grammarian

noun

/ɡrəˈmeəriən/

/ɡrəˈmeriən/

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a person who is an expert in the study of grammar
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French gramarien, from gramaire, via Latin from Greek grammatikē (tekhnē) ‘(art) of letters’, from gramma, grammat- ‘letter of the alphabet, thing written’.

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