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单词 discurrent
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discurrentadj.1

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dis- prefix, current adj.
Etymology: < dis- prefix + current adj.
Obsolete. rare.
Of a book: out of circulation, unavailable.
ΘΚΠ
society > communication > printing > publishing > [adjective] > in print > not in circulation or print
discurrent1599
out of print1895
1599 E. Sandys Europæ Speculum (1632) 122 To make discurrent..those very books..in such wise as not to suffer them to be commonly salable.
1599 E. Sandys Europæ Speculum (1632) 129 Whose bookes being discurrent in all Catholike Countries.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

discurrentadj.2

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin discurrent-, discurrēns, discurrere.
Etymology: < classical Latin discurrent-, discurrēns, present participle of discurrere discur v. Compare earlier discur v.
Obsolete.
Esp. of a person: running to and fro; moving from place to place; itinerant. Also: characteristic of such a person.
ΘΚΠ
society > travel > [adjective] > to and fro
discurrent1652
1652 W. Charleton Darknes Atheism ix. 318 By mediation of the Spirits discurrent, or rather transmitted through all parts of the body.
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Discurrent, that wanders or runs hither and thither.
1721 D. Cairnes Will in J. Graham Ireland Preserved (1841) 312 Having..had for the most part a very sojourning and discurrent time of it all along, seldom long fixed in any place, but traversing oft to and fro.
1851 Rep. Queen's Bench Pract. Court 1 738 If..a debtor..chooses to be latitant and discurrent for two months, he would be safe?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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