Praguian

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adjective

Pragu·​i·​an

-gēən

: of or relating to a group of linguists and literary scholars noted for important advances in theory and procedure especially in phonemics and textual analysis made between World War I and World War II

Praguian

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noun

"

plural -s

: a member or adherent of the Praguian group of linguists and literary scholars

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Prague, Czechoslovakia, the focal point of the Cercle Linguistique de Prague (Prague Linguistic Circle) + English -ian

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