usagist

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who defines a language by usage rather than theory. rare
    — The most Talmudic usagists say compare to seeks to show similarity between unlike things: "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" or "Can the human brain be compared to a computer?"

词形变化

usagists plural

词源

Etymology tree
Anglo-Norman usagebor.
Middle English usage
English usage
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)
Proto-Hellenic *-tās
Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)
Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor.
Latin -istader.
Old French -istebor.
Middle English -ist
English -ist
English usagist
From usage + -ist.
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