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MYTHOLOGIST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mythologist mean? 

MYTHOLOGIST (noun)
  The noun MYTHOLOGIST has 1 sense:

1. an expert on mythologyplay

  Familiarity information: MYTHOLOGIST used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MYTHOLOGIST (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An expert on mythology

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("mythologist" is a kind of...):

expert (a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully)

Instance hyponyms:

Campbell; Joseph Campbell (United States mythologist (1904-1987))

Derivation:

mythology (the study of myths)

mythology (myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person)


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