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germanist.

a practitioner of the study of Germanic languages and the associated literatures and general cultures, sometimes including Germanic law

9 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌɣɛr.maːˈnɪst/
  1. a practitioner of the study of Germanic languages and the associated literatures and general cultures, sometimes including Germanic law

    masculine
  2. a student of the German language, literature and culture of Germany and other Germanophone peoples and countries

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Recorded since 1846, borrowed from German Germanist.

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