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单词 meretric
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meretricadj.

Forms: 1500s meretrik.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin meretrīc-, meretrīx.
Etymology: Irregularly < classical Latin meretrīc-, meretrīx meretrix n.; compare -ic suffix. Compare classical Latin meretrīcius (see meretricious adj. 1).
Obsolete. rare.
= meretricious adj. 1.
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society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > prostitution > [adjective] > relating to or of nature of prostitute > characteristic of or befitting
meretric1545
brothelly1608
strumpetly1615
meretricious1626
meretricial1642
meretriciana1704
1545 G. Joye Expos. Daniel (xii.) f. 215v Thei thinke it impossible to be any knauerye or errours in so holy fathers with their meretrik mother.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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