Latinitaster: Difference between revisions

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 * IPA: /ˌlætɪˈnɪtæstər/
+===Noun===
+'''latinitaster''' (plural '''latinitasters''')
+# A petty or inferior scholar of Latin; one who claims competence in Latin but lacks real proficiency.
+#* ''The university corridors were once full of latinitasters correcting one another’s ablatives with unwarranted confidence.''
+===Usage notes===
+The suffix ''-aster'' often forms pejorative nouns indicating someone who imperfectly or pretentiously imitates a profession or skill (compare ''poetaster'', ''criticaster'').
+===Walkthrough Video===
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+===Transliterations===
 * Zhuyin Transliteration:
 : ㄌㄚ ㄊㄧ ㄋㄧ ㄊㄚ ㄙ ㄊㄜ ㄦ
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 : латинитастер
 : (la-ti-ni-ta-ster)
-===Noun===
-'''latinitaster''' (plural '''latinitasters''')
-# A petty or inferior scholar of Latin; one who pretends to learning in Latin but lacks true mastery.
-#* ''The university corridors were once full of latinitasters correcting one another’s ablatives with unwarranted confidence.''
-===Usage notes===
-The suffix ''-aster'' often forms pejorative nouns indicating someone who imperfectly or pretentiously imitates a profession or skill (compare ''poetaster'', ''criticaster'').
 ===See also===