- textuary
- I. noun (plural -aries) Etymology: Medieval Latin textus Date: 1608 one who is well informed in the Bible or in biblical scholarship II. adjective Date: 1646 textual
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Textuary — Tex tu*a*ry, a. [Cf. F. textuaire.] 1. Contained in the text; textual. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. Serving as a text; authoritative. Glanvill. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Textuary — Tex tu*a*ry, n. [Cf. F. textuaire.] 1. One who is well versed in the Scriptures; a textman. Bp. Bull. [1913 Webster] 2. One who adheres strictly or rigidly to the text. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
textuary — [teks′cho͞o er΄ē] adj. TEXTUAL … English World dictionary
textuary — /teks chooh er ee/, adj., n., pl. textuaries. adj. 1. of or pertaining to a text; textual. n. 2. a textualist. [1600 10; < ML textu(s) (see TEXT) + ARY] * * * … Universalium
textuary — n. one who has closely studied the Bible, textualist adj. textual, of or pertaining to a text … English contemporary dictionary
textuary — a. 1. Textual, contained in the text. 2. Authoritative … New dictionary of synonyms
textuary — tex·tu·ary … English syllables
textuary — tex•tu•ar•y [[t]ˈtɛks tʃuˌɛr i[/t]] adj. n. pl. ar•ies 1) of or pertaining to a text; textual 2) rel textualist • Etymology: 1600–10; < ML textu(s) … From formal English to slang
textuary — /ˈtɛkstʃuəri/ (say tekschoohuhree) adjective 1. of or relating to the text; textual. –noun (plural textuaries) 2. → textualist …
textuary — I. chəˌwerē noun ( es) Etymology: Medieval Latin textus + English ary (n. suffix) : one who is well informed on the Bible or in biblical scholarship II. adjective Etymology … Useful english dictionary
