comparatist

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kəm par′ə tist)


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com•par•a•tist  (kəm par′ə tist),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Literature, Linguisticsa specialist in comparative linguistics or comparative literature.
  • Latin comparāt(us) (past participle of comparāre to compare) + French -iste -ist
  • French comparatiste
  • 1930–35


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