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单词 maledictine
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maledictineadj.n.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: Benedictine n.
Etymology: Punning altered form of Benedictine n., either as a blend with malediction n. or by substitution of classical Latin male ‘badly’ for bene ‘well’.
Obsolete.
Sarcastically suggested as a more appropriate term for: Benedictine (Benedictine adj. and n.).
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1641 R. Baillie Parallel Compar. Liturgie with Masse-bk. Pref. sig. A4 Till that cruell maledictine Monk..had massacred 1200..opposers.
1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot i. viii. 31 And left poor Sancho..a Monke, but of the order of the Maledictines.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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