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单词 antelucidate
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antelucidatev.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation; probably modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: ante- prefix, dilucidate v., elucidate v.
Etymology: Apparently < ante- prefix + -lucidate (in either dilucidate v. or elucidate v.), probably after classical Latin antelūciō (adverb) before the dawn (2nd cent. a.d. in Apuleius). Compare anteluculated adj.
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
intransitive. To work by candlelight before dawn.
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1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Antelucidate, to worke by candle light before day.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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