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单词 dioscuric
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Dioscuricadj.

/dʌɪəˈskjʊərɪk/
Forms: Also dioscuric.
Etymology: < Greek Διόσκουροι, < Διός , genitive of Ζεῦς Zeus + κοῦρος , κόρος boy, son + -ic suffix.
Of, pertaining to, or resembling the legend of the twins Castor and Pollux.
ΚΠ
1903 J. R. Harris Dioscuri 47 We naturally enquire..whether there are any Dioscuric features about them.
1956 E. E. Evans-Pritchard Nuer Relig. v. 129 These dioscuric descriptions of twins are common to many peoples.

Derivatives

Dioˈscurian adj.
Dioscurism n. /daɪˈɒskjʊərɪz(ə)m/
ΚΠ
1903 J. R. Harris Dioscuri 42 Let us..examine a third case of twin saints in the Christian calendar, and test it..for Dioscurism.
1903 J. R. Harris Dioscuri 61 The popular religion was deeply tinctured with Dioscurism.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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