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单词 cyllenian
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Cyllenianadj.

Etymology: < Latin Cyllēnius ( < Cyllēne, a mountain, the birthplace of Mercury) + -an suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: Cyˈllenian.
Of Mercury: Cyllenian art, thieving.
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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [noun] > professional
prigging law1591
Cyllenian art1738
priggism1743
thief-craft1859
1738 Comm. Sense (1739) ii. 277 Although the Cyllenian Art did not flourish, etc.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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