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单词 dimensum
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dimensumn.

Etymology: medieval Latin dīmensum measured quantity, measure, noun use of past participle of dīmetīrī to measure out: see dimense v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: diˈmensum.
Obsolete.
A measured portion; a fixed allowance; = dimense n.
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the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > an allotted share, portion, or part > [noun] > definite or fixed
liveryc1330
allowance1440
stint1447
ordinary1481
measure1552
dimensum1631
plotment1634
limitage1635
scantling1660
ratio1751
sizing1823
ration1915
1631 B. Jonson New Inne iii. i. 71 You are to blame to vse the poore dumbe Christians, So cruelly, defraud 'hem o'their dimensum. Yonder's the Colonels horse..the diuell a bit He ha's got, sin'e he came in yet!
1643 J. Lightfoot Handfull Gleanings Exod. 26 The dimensum of their diet in the Wildernesse.
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