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comparatist

American  
[kuhm-par-uh-tist] / kəmˈpær ə tɪst /

noun

  1. a specialist in comparative linguistics or comparative literature.


Etymology

Origin of comparatist

1930–35; < French comparatiste < Latin comparāt ( us ) (past participle of comparāre to compare ) + French -iste -ist

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