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单词 mesothetic
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mesotheticadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: meso- comb. form, -thetic comb. form.
Etymology: < meso- comb. form + -thetic comb. form, after mesothesis n. Compare earlier mesothet n., mesothetical adj. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (mesoþe·tik) /mɛsəʊˈθeɪtɪk/.
Obsolete. rare.
Occupying a middle position.
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the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > compromise > [adjective] > occupying middle position
half-seas-over1692
compromise1833
mesothetical1837
mesothetic1851
midway1905
1851 C. Kingsley Yeast xv. 312 An honest development of the true idea of Protestantism, which is paving the way to the mesothetic art of the future.
1871 C. Kingsley in Trans. Devonshire Assoc. 4 384 While the true philosopher sought for the mesothetic or middle truth.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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