Priscian

American  

[prish-ee-uhn, prish-uhn] / ˈprɪʃ i ən, ˈprɪʃ ən /

noun

1. flourished a.d. c500, Latin grammarian.

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Priscian British  

/ ˈprɪʃɪən /

noun

1. Latin name Priscianus Caesariensis. 6th century _ad , Latin grammarian

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Priscian

Grammar in vain the sons of Priscian teach, Good Parts are better than Eight Parts of Speech: Since these declin'd those undeclin'd they call, I thank my Stars, that I declin'd 'em all.

From The Man of Taste by James Bramston

The St Gall glosses on Priscian contain Irish terms for all the nomenclature of the Latin grammarians, and show how extensive was the use made of Irish even in this department of learning.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various

Priscian, query about a or an before vowels, 350.

From Notes and Queries, Index of Volume 1, November, 1849-May, 1850 A Medium of Inter-Communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

Priscian was a great grammarian of the fifth century.

From Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer

Priscian, Latin grammarian of the 6th century, born in Cæsarea; was author of "Grammatical Commentaries" in 18 books, a standard work during the Middle Ages, and in universal use at that time.

From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by P. Austin Nuttall

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