Solecist

adj, noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who commits a solecism. obsolete, rare

    "Shall a noble writer, and an inspired noble writer, be called a solecist, and barbarian, for giving a new turn to a word so agreeable to the analogy and genius of the Greek tongue?"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having the characteristics of a solecism. obsolete, rare

    "[…] is another solecist quotation."

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"Shall a noble writer, and an inspired noble writer, be called a solecist, and barbarian, for giving a new turn to a word so agreeable to the analogy and genius of the Greek tongue?"

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