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linguist definition

lin·guist (liŋ′gwist)

noun

  1. a specialist in linguistics
  2. loosely polyglot ()

Etymology: < L lingua (see language) + -ist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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