Definitions
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- noun slang Someone who is
passionate aboutlanguages ,.
Etymologies
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New Latin, lingua language + nauta (sailor).
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Examples
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I am a linguanaut myself, although more from the perspective of poetry than science and linguistics.
Nyah, nyah, I told you so (or... Let's now talk seriously about Proto-Aegean) 2008
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The legend known as the Irregular Blogger, the linguanaut or plain old Damon Lord is coming to visit Prague next week.
Good Lord Praguetory 2007
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The legend known as the Irregular Blogger, the linguanaut or plain old Damon Lord is coming to visit Prague next week.
Archive 2007-07-01 Praguetory 2007
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