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archaist
nounmasculine/femininetechnicalrare/ɐɾkɐˈiʃtɐ/ar·ca·is·ta
Definition
1Person who advocates or practices the use of archaic linguistic or stylistic forms.
Usage examples
“The writer was considered an archaist for using 16th-century vocabulary.”
“Some grammarians are accused of being archaists.”
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linguistic archaistliterary archaist