Junggrammatiker

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[yoong-grah-mah-tee-kuhr] / ˈjʊŋ grɑˌmɑ ti kər /

noun

Linguistics, German.

1. a group of linguists of the late 19th century who held that phonetic laws are universally valid and allow of no exceptions; neo-grammarians.

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Etymology

Origin of Junggrammatiker

Literally, “young grammarians”