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English
Etymology
From neo- + grammarian, as a calque of the German Junggrammatiker.
Noun
Neogrammarian (plural Neogrammarians)
- (linguistics, historical) A member or follower of a 19th-century school of German linguists who first advanced the theory of regular sound change.
Translations
member or follower of the Neogrammarian school
Adjective
Neogrammarian (comparative more Neogrammarian, superlative most Neogrammarian)
- Of or pertaining to the Neogrammarian school.
Translations
of or pertaining to the Neogrammarian school