necropolitanadj.

Brit.

/ˌnɛkrə(ʊ)ˈpɒlᵻt(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˌnɛkrəˈpɑlətn/,

/ˌnɛkrəˈpɑlədən/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: necropolis n., -itan suffix.

Etymology: < necropolis n. + -itan suffix, after cosmopolitan adj., metropolitan adj.

Of or belonging to a necropolis; (more generally) that suggests or is concerned with death or dying; mournful, melancholy, funereal.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > burial > burial ground or cemetery > [adjective] > type of

churchyard1693

catacumbal1865

necropolitan1877

1877 Littell's Living Age 1 Sept. 567/2 If, when he was first struck with the necropolitan tone of his cough, he had given some time to the study of health, [etc.].

1892 Spectator 23 Jan. 115 That singular necropolitan peerage, the death-list of the Times.

1914 C. Mackenzie Sinister St. II. iv. v. 965 Always in contrast with these necropolitan streets, these masks of human dwellings, were Michael's own thoughts thronged with fancies of himself and Lily.

1916 A. Huxley Burning Wheel 48 The necropolitan ground.

1931 A. Gibbs New Crusade 78 The long arm of the law..was raised against the further progress of her vehicle to allow a large necropolitan car to come swinging serenely..over Westminster Bridge.

1960 Times Lit. Suppl. 20 May p. xi/2 The curiously necropolitan conventions of the worst comic strips.

1995 Films in Rev. Nov. 122/1 In today's necropolitan world of aesthetic mayhem, Miklos Rozsa was not only a great artist and composer, he was a great human being.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	necropolitan
释义	necropolitanadj. Brit. /ˌnɛkrə(ʊ)ˈpɒlᵻt(ə)n/, U.S. /ˌnɛkrəˈpɑlətn/, /ˌnɛkrəˈpɑlədən/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: necropolis n., -itan suffix. Etymology: < necropolis n. + -itan suffix, after cosmopolitan adj., metropolitan adj. Of or belonging to a necropolis; (more generally) that suggests or is concerned with death or dying; mournful, melancholy, funereal. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > burial > burial ground or cemetery > [adjective] > type of churchyard1693 catacumbal1865 necropolitan1877 1877 Littell's Living Age 1 Sept. 567/2 If, when he was first struck with the necropolitan tone of his cough, he had given some time to the study of health, [etc.]. 1892 Spectator 23 Jan. 115 That singular necropolitan peerage, the death-list of the Times. 1914 C. Mackenzie Sinister St. II. iv. v. 965 Always in contrast with these necropolitan streets, these masks of human dwellings, were Michael's own thoughts thronged with fancies of himself and Lily. 1916 A. Huxley Burning Wheel 48 The necropolitan ground. 1931 A. Gibbs New Crusade 78 The long arm of the law..was raised against the further progress of her vehicle to allow a large necropolitan car to come swinging serenely..over Westminster Bridge. 1960 Times Lit. Suppl. 20 May p. xi/2 The curiously necropolitan conventions of the worst comic strips. 1995 Films in Rev. Nov. 122/1 In today's necropolitan world of aesthetic mayhem, Miklos Rozsa was not only a great artist and composer, he was a great human being. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1877
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