Comminianus (also referred to as Cominianus or Comminian) was a
Latin
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grammarian of the late fourth century.
His writings no longer exist and he is only known through the ''
Ars grammatica
An ''ars grammatica'' ( en, italic=yes, art of grammar) is a generic or proper title for surveys of Latin grammar. The first ''ars grammatica'' seems to have been composed by Remmius Palaemon (first century CE), but is now lost. The most famous ' ...
'' of
Charisius. He is the final author mentioned in
Alcuin's poetic recounting of the Latin authors contained in his library at
York Minster
The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York, commonly known as York Minster, is the cathedral of York, North Yorkshire, England, and is one of the largest of its kind in Northern Europe. The minster is the seat of the Archb ...
.
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Grammarians of Latin
Ancient linguists
4th-century Latin writers