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单词 argonautical
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Argonauticaladj.

Brit. /ˌɑːɡəˈnɔːtᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌɑrɡəˈnɔdək(ə)l/, /ˌɑrɡəˈnɑdək(ə)l/
Forms: 1500s–1600s Argonauticall, 1600s– Argonautical.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Argonauticus , -al suffix1.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin Argonauticus Argonautic adj. + -al suffix1.
Of, relating to, or likened to the Argonauts. Cf. Argonautic adj.
ΚΠ
1593 G. Harvey New Let. Notable Contents sig. Bv The worthiest Valour, that euer atcheiued Heroicall Exploits, or leuyed Argonauticall Prizes.
1611 T. Coryate tr. H. Kirchner Oration in Crudities sig. B7v The ancient Grecians..were..the first that in that Argonauticall voyage, aduentured to assay all the narrow arms of the Sea.
1694 J. Milner Def. Arch-bishop Usher xi. 83 He [sc. Diodorus Siculus] would have Alcæus to have been born some short time after the Argonautical expedition.
1828 A. Herbert Nimrod I. vii. 499 That name [sc. Helle] belongs to the history of the schismatic war in it's Argonautical form.
1885 B. L. Gildersleeve in tr. Pindar Olympian & Pythian Odes Notes 282 A special Argonautical propriety.
1920 A. Huxley Leda 47 In the city of Troy, whither our Argonautical voyages had carried us, we found Helen and that lamentable Cressid.
1943 F. Clune Tobruk to Turkey xix. 236 He trounced the Trojans, and told of Argonautical adventures.
2007 C. A. E. Luschnig Granddaughter of Sun vii. 186 Medea..is one of the heroes of the Argonautical saga.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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