italianist

I·tal·ian·ist

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ih-tal-yuh-nist]
- /ɪˈtæl yə nɪst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ih-tal-yuh-nist]
- /ɪˈtæl yə nɪst/

Definitions of italianist word

noun italianist a person who specializes in the study of Italy, the Italian people, or the Italian language. 1
noun italianist a person who specializes in the Italian language or in Italian studies 0
noun italianist Person who studies the Italian language and the associated literature and general culture. 0

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Origin of italianist

First appearance:

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

First recorded in 1850-55; Italian + -ist

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Parts of speech for Italianist

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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italianist popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.