modistae

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Synonyms: modiste, modist, monistat, modesta, modeste, modistes, modisette

Antonyms: modiste, modist, monistat, modesta, modeste, modistes, modisette

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|grammar|historical}} The members of a [[school]] of [[grammarian]] [[philosophy]] known as [[modism]] or [[speculative grammar]], active in northern France, Germany, England, and Denmark in the 13th and 14th centuries. They believed in a [[tripartite]] [[theory]] of "modes" of meaning in language, relating to [[be]]ing, [[understand]]ing, and [[signify]]ing.

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