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单词 mellifluate
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mellifluateadj.

Forms: pre-1700 mellefluat, pre-1700 mellefluate, pre-1700 mellifluat, pre-1700 mellifluate.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin mellifluus , -ate suffix2.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin mellifluus (see mellifluous adj.) + -ate suffix2. Compare earlier mellifluous adj., melliflue adj.
Scottish. Obsolete.
Mellifluous; honeyed.
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the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adjective] > having pleasing speech or eloquent > pleasing (of speech)
well-spoken?a1400
sweetc1405
honeyc1450
mellifluous?a1475
mellifluate1508
well-spoken1539
mellifluent1601
suaviloquent1656
the world > food and drink > food > additive > sweetener > honey > [adjective] > containing honey
honeyed?c1400
mellifluec1429
mellifluous?a1475
mellifluate1508
honey-dewed1596
honeyful1610
melliferous1656
1508 W. Dunbar Goldyn Targe (Chepman & Myllar) in Poems (1998) I. 192 Your angel mouthis most mellifluate Oure rude langage has clere illumynate.
1568 R. Henryson in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1930) IV. 164 Flatteraris..With fals menyng and mouth mellifluate [?a1500 maist toxicate].
1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus i. f. 3v He bair ane plesant flour..With Cinamome mixt, and mellifluat.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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