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zeist

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See also: Zeist and zèist

English

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Etymology

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From New Latin zea, from Ancient Greek ζειά (zeiá, “spelt”), +‎ -ist.

Noun

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zeist (plural zeists)

  1. (medicine, archaic, historical) One who believed that maize was the cause of pellagra.
    Antonym: antizeist
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