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opsimath

/ ˈɒpsɪˌmæθ, ɒpˈsɪməθɪ /

noun

  1. a person who learns late in life

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • opsimathy noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of opsimath1

C19: from Greek opsimathēs, from opse late + math- learn
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It is not that difficult to tell the derelict from the opsimath or the autodidact from the pot pusher.

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