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etymographist (s) (noun), etymographists (pl)
1. A person who researches and writes about the historical accuracy of the origins, spellings, and derivations of words.
2. Anyone who studies the history of words by breaking them down into basic elements or by tracing them back to their earliest known structures and trying to explain the changes in their forms and meanings.
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