| 单词 | etymological dictionary |
| 释义 | > as lemmasetymological dictionary etymological dictionary n. a dictionary which gives the etymons or etymologies of its lemmas; esp. a dictionary which consists primarily of etymological information.Frequently in the titles of such dictionaries. ΚΠ 1606 F. Holyoke (title) Rider's dictionarie corrected and augmented. Wherein Riders index is transformed into a dictionarie etymologicall. 1617–20 (title) A catalogue and true note of the names of such persons which..haue receaued the etymologicall dictionarie of XI languages. 1787 J. Hawkins Life Johnson 157 Of technical as also of etymological dictionaries, many have long been extant. 1891 Notes & Queries 12 Mar. 204/1 I think it may be as well to protest against Mr. Earle's derivation of the word, else..his explanation might get into some of the etymological dictionaries of the future. 1961 T. Burrow & M. B. Emeneau (title) A Dravidian etymological dictionary. 2007 V. Loichot Orphan Narr. iii. 87 His words have to be deciphered, with the help of a thesaurus, an etymological dictionary..and a book of Greek metrics. < as lemmas |
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