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Definition of Opsimath
1. Noun. (rare) A person who learns late in life.''Oxford English Dictionary'', 3rd ed., 2004. ¹
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Definition of Opsimath
1. a mature age student [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Opsimath
Literary usage of Opsimath
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and the Arts by William Nicholson (1808)
"JL Read in the 91st number of your Philosophical Journal the letter of opsimath,
containing his " scruples as to th* • I am ..."
2. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... set, beset (an intensive), knot (rare). beset; spec, naily. student, n.
studier (rare), bookman (rare), dig (siano), sap (slang), opsimath (rare); ..."
3. The Gentleman's Magazine (1808)
"... rily an opsimath; and his mistakes therefore upon that subject, however they
may be matter of regret to his friends, can never be the subject of wonder ..."
4. A Bibliography of Works in English on Playing Cards and Gaming by Frederic Jessel (1905)
"Remarks on the Doctrine of Chances, in Answer to ' opsimath.' 1808. (Watt.) 1473.
SALA, GEORGE AUGUSTUS. —Make your Game; . . . A Narrative of the Rhine and ..."
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