aristarch

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ar⋅is⋅tarch

[ar-uh-stahrk]

–noun

a severe critic.

Origin:
1615–25; after Aristarchus of Samothrace, who, in editing Homer, rejected many lines as spurious interpolations

Related forms:

Ar⋅i⋅star⋅chi⋅an, adjective

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aristarch

a severe critic. The term is derived from the name of the Greek grammarian and critic Aristarchus, who was known for his harsh judgments

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