Meaning | A student of ancient Greek and Latin. |
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Synonym | classicist |
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Instances | Jowett, Benjamin Jowett | English classical scholar noted for his translations of Plato and Aristotle (1817-1893) |
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Murray, Gilbert Murray, George Gilbert Aime Murphy | British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957) |
Wolf, Friedrich August Wolf | German classical scholar who claimed that the Iliad and Odyssey were composed by several authors (1759-1824) |
Narrower | Latinist | A specialist in the Latin language |
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Broader | humanist | A classical scholar or student of the liberal arts |
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