HyperDic: classical_scholar

English > 1 sense of the expression classical scholar:
NOUNperson classical scholar, classicista student of ancient Greek and Latin
English > classical scholar: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningA student of ancient Greek and Latin.
Synonymclassicist
InstancesJowett, Benjamin JowettEnglish classical scholar noted for his translations of Plato and Aristotle (1817-1893)
Murray, Gilbert Murray, George Gilbert Aime MurphyBritish classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)
Wolf, Friedrich August WolfGerman classical scholar who claimed that the Iliad and Odyssey were composed by several authors (1759-1824)
NarrowerLatinistA specialist in the Latin language
BroaderhumanistA classical scholar or student of the liberal arts

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