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单词 celeusma
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celeusman.

Etymology: late Latin celeusma, < Greek κέλευσμα, < κελεύειν to order.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ceˈleusma.
Obsolete. rare.
A watchword, battle-cry; the call of the signalman who gives the time to rowers.
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society > armed hostility > armed encounter > [noun] > battle or a battle > battle-cry or slogan
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war cry1748
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banner-cry1810
battle-cry1815
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rebel yell1862
on-cry1899
society > travel > travel by water > propelling boat by oars, paddle, or pole > [noun] > rowing > call to rowers to keep time
celeusma1753
1680 Hon. Cavalier 17 Curse ye Meroz, or such like Celeusma's.
1684 Def. Case of Consc. conc. Symbol. with Rome 11 I cannot but wonder, at your adventuring into the World this other Celeusma.
1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. (at cited word) Hymns and psalms were sung in vessels by way of celeusma, in which the words amen and hallelujah were frequently repeated.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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