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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Neogrammarian

· Ne·o·gram·ma·ri·an · IPA /ˌni.oʊ.ɡɹəˈmɛɹi.ən/
01 n. One of a group of philologists who apply phonetic laws more widely and strictly than was formerly done, and who maintain that these laws ad…
  1. 1.
    One of a group of philologists who apply phonetic laws more widely and strictly than was formerly done, and who maintain that these laws admit of no real exceptions.