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neogrammarian

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[nee-oh-gruh-mair-ee-uhn] / ˌni oʊ grəˈmɛər i ən /

noun

  1. a member of the Junggrammatiker.

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Junggrammatiker.

Etymology

Origin of neogrammarian

1880–85; translation of German Junggrammatiker

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Neogrammarian, nē-ō-gra-mā′ri-an, n. one of the more recent school in the study of Indo-European grammar and philology, who attach vast importance to phonetic change, and the laws governing it.—adj.

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