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单词 cleopatran
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Cleopatranadj.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Cleopatra , -an suffix.
Etymology: < the name of Cleopatra (classical Latin Cleopātra, Hellenistic Greek Κλεοπάτρα), Queen of Egypt and daughter of Ptolemy Auletes + -an suffix.Compare post-classical Latin Cleopatranus, adjective (5th cent.).
Obsolete.
Pertaining to or characteristic of Cleopatra, a famous queen of Egypt.
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1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. i. 6 To beare Sarpedons Scepter; helpe to sound Your Cleopatran clamours.

Derivatives

Cleoˈpatrical adj. profusely luxurious. [Compare post-classical Latin Cleopatricus (5th cent.).]
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the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > luxury or luxurious living > [adjective] > excessively or effeminately luxurious
Sardanapalical1555
Cleopatrical1597
sybarite1599
silkena1616
sybariticala1617
sybaritic1619
sybaritican1623
sybaritish1631
sybarital1839
Sardanapalian1863
1597 Bp. J. Hall Virgidemiarum: 1st 3 Bks. iii. iii. 57 Oh: Cleopatricall: what wanteth there For curious cost, and wondrous choice of cheare?
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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