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comparatist

[ kuhm-par-uh-tist ]

noun

  1. a specialist in comparative linguistics or comparative literature.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of comparatist1

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

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