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单词 linguipotence
释义

linguipotencen.

Brit. /lɪŋˈɡwɪpət(ə)ns/, U.S. /lɪŋˈɡwɪpədəns/, /lɪŋˈɡwɪpətns/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin lingua , potence n.2
Etymology: < classical Latin lingua tongue (see lingua n.) + potence n.2, perhaps after armipotence n.
rare.
Mastery of language or languages; ability to use language.
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a1834 S. T. Coleridge Lit. Remains (1839) IV. 108 The New Testament contains not the least proof of the linguipotence of the Apostles, but the clearest proof of the contrary.
1943 Princeton Alumni Weekly 18 June 22/2 It's a safe bet that this exhibition of linguipotence will land Larry a job as a general interpreter at the peace conference.
1945 J. R. Kantor Psychol. & Logic I. vi. 157 These [mathematical] constructions are not to be discounted merely because they bespeak powers limited by human circumstances or a bounded graphiopotence or linguipotence.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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