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单词 come-from
释义

come-fromn.

Brit. /ˈkʌmfrəm/, U.S. /ˈkəmfrəm/
Forms:

α. see come v. and from prep., adv., and conj.

β. see come v. and fro prep., conj., and adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: come v., from prep., fro prep.
Etymology: In α. forms < come v. (compare come v. 18) + from prep. In β. forms < come v. + fro prep.
English regional.
A place where a person comes from or belongs; one's home.
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1873 Good Words 14 180/2 He was born'd at the hoppin'; as the sayen is, he's got no come-from; he was born'd under a hay-stack.
1877 F. Ross et al. Gloss. Words Holderness at Cum-fra, ‘I ha'nt a cum-fra,’ I have no settled abiding-place.
1897 ‘O. Rhoscomyl’ For White Rose Arno (U.K. ed.) 291 This individual, one of no particular kin or come-fro', jumped at the chance of helping to hunt down a rebel.
1928 A. E. Pease Dict. Dial. N. Riding Yorks. 26/1 An wheer's his coumfra?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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