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textuary

noun tex·tu·ary \ ˈteks-chə-ˌwer-ē \

Definition of textuary

plural textuaries
: one who is well informed in the Bible or in biblical scholarship

Origin and Etymology of textuary

Medieval Latin textus

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textuary

adjective

Definition of textuary

: textual

First Known Use of textuary

1646

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