neogrammarian

[ nee-oh-gruh-mair-ee-uhn ]

noun

1. a member of the Junggrammatiker.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Junggrammatiker.

Word History and Origins

Origin of neogrammarian¹

1880–85; translation of German Junggrammatiker

Example Sentences

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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