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单词 gregal
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gregaladj.

/ˈɡriːɡəl/
Forms: Also 1500s gregall.
Etymology: < Latin gregālis, < greg-, grex flock, crowd, multitude.
1. Pertaining to a flock, or to the multitude. rare.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [adjective] > relating to an assembly of people or animals > relating to crowds
gregal?c1550
gregarious1833
?c1550 tr. P. Vergil Eng. Hist. (1846) I. 68 Caractacus..was brought to Rome emonge other gregall captives.
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Gregal, of the same flock or company, common.
1873 W. S. Mayo Never Again vii For this gregal conformity there is a cause and an excuse.
2. = gregarious adj. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > animals collectively > [adjective] > gregarious
gregal1607
gregarious1668
amadelphous1879
1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 719 When once his flesh is tickled with lust, he groweth tame, gregall and louing.
1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) 921 A winged Insect, gregal or hearding.
1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) 921 He is a..flocking or gregal creature.
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