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Priscian
[ prish-ee-uhn, prish-uhn ]
noun
- flourished a.d. c500, Latin grammarian.
Priscian
/ ˈprɪʃɪən /
noun
- Priscian6th century6th centuryMByzantineLANGUAGE: grammarian Latin name Priscianus Caesariensis. 6th century ad , Latin grammarian
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A woman-grammarian, who corrects her husband for speaking false Latin, which is called breaking Priscian's head.
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May Priscian himself be my enemy if what I am now going to say be not exactly true.
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Priscian was a leading text-book on the subject, and it was supported by a short manual compiled from Donatus.
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He devoted special attention to the early Latin writers, and is highly spoken of by Priscian.
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Priscian the grammarian speaks of him as having attained the summit of honesty and of all sciences.
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