classical scholar
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- noun
- /ˈklæsɪkəl ˈskɒlər/
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estudioso clásico
- Lister aimed to demonstrate his own undoubted skills as a classical scholar and rehabilitate Apicius and his diet as a healthful one.
What is the difference between a a classical scholar and a biblical scholar?
- What is the difference between a a classical scholar and a biblical scholar?
- It wasn't like I was a classical scholar.
Examples
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Mr. Brooks, who is a classical scholar, reports that he is unable to identify the references to Pliny marked in red on galleys 18, 19, and 20, and also the reference to Philostratus: Life of Apollonius of Tyana.
Academic text (1990) -
What is the difference between a a classical scholar and a biblical scholar?
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"I am a classical scholar," he insists during one beleaguered moment, "I trained at Harvard."
Academic text (1993) -
Classical scholars argued that anyone who studied the Qur'an without having mastered the doctrine of abrogation would be "deficient."
Academic text (2007) -
A notable classical scholar, she published an influential book on ancient Greek literature.
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Many universities offer programs for students aspiring to become classical scholars specializing in Latin.
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As a classical scholar, he devoted his life to studying the language and culture of ancient Rome.
Synonyms
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A person who studies the languages, literature, and culture of ancient Greece and Rome
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A person who studies old written languages and texts like Latin or Greek
A scholar who studies old languages and books like Latin or Greek
How Traditional
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5.6
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- Formal
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5.5
462
6.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who studies ancient Greek and Latin language, literature, and culture' is directly and predictably derived from combining 'classical' (pertaining to antiquity) with 'scholar' (an expert or researcher). This literal, compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common, so an average B1 learner who knows both constituents would understand the MWE.
Etymology
Classical scholar paints a simple picture: classical means from ancient Greece and Rome and a scholar is someone who studies and reads old texts. So a classical scholar is 'a person who studies ancient Greek and Latin language, literature, and culture'.