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单词 nepotation
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nepotationn.

Brit. /ˌnɛpə(ʊ)ˈteɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌnɛpəˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin nepotation-, nepotatio.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin nepotation-, nepotatio prodigality (a636 in Isidore) < classical Latin nepōtāt- , past participial stem of nepōtāri to squander, be prodigal ( < nepōt- , nepōs : see nephew n.) + -iō -ion suffix1.
rare.
Prodigal, dissolute, or uproarious behaviour.
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the mind > possession > relinquishing > squandering or prodigality > [noun]
overflowingnessOE
wastinga1300
prodigality1340
misdispendingc1390
misspendingc1390
fool-largessec1405
wantonness1448
fool-largec1450
dilapidationc1460
lavish1483
consuminga1538
profusion1545
sumptuosity1550
wastefulness1551
lashing1556
lavishing1574
profuseness1584
lavishness1590
misspense1591
wastening1604
outlashing1611
duck and drake1614
largesse1614
lavishment1630
squandering1632
prodigence1634
dissipation1639
wastry1645
profusiveness1655
high living1656
nepotation1656
extravagancy1666
extravagance1727
profligacy1792
squander1806
profligateness1817
wastrife1818
spendthriftism1862
wasterfulness1884
high-rolling1890
prodigalism1896
spendthriftiness1950
squanderbugging1966
the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > spiritedness or liveliness > [noun] > boisterous liveliness
nepotation1656
uproariness1806
up'roariousness1847
racketiness1939
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Nepotation, a wasting or riotousness.
1984 B. A. Garnier in Verbatim 10 iii. 2/2 Such jocular phrases as..pernoctative nepotation ‘rioters carousing throughout the night’..can be delightfully amusing.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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