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单词 etruscology
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Etruscologyn.

Brit. /ᵻˌtrʌsˈkɒlədʒi/, U.S. /ᵻˌtrəsˈkɑlədʒi/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Etruscus , -ology comb. form.
Etymology: < classical Latin Etruscus (see Etruscan adj.) + -ology comb. form. Compare slightly earlier Etruscologist n.
The study of ancient Etruscan civilization and culture, or of the language of the Etruscans.
ΚΠ
1874 Athenæum 3 Oct. 449/1 He gives expression to no odium philologicum even when alluding to the representatives of the ‘Sturm und Drang-periode’ of Etruscology.
1889 Archæol. Rev. 3 376 The melancholy career, not progress, of Etruscology during the last 150 years.
1930 M. A. Johnstone Etruria xii. 170 The student of Etruscology who makes Perugia a centre will find exceptional opportunities for deciphering inscriptions.
1955 Economist 12 Nov. 17/1 The failure of Etruscology to advance very much beyond its point of departure is natural.
2005 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 24 Feb. 18/1 Etruscology..could teach useful political lessons.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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