omnispectiveadj.

Brit.

/ˌɒmnᵻˈspɛktɪv/, U.S.

/ˌɑmnəˈspɛktɪv/,

/ˌɑmniˈspɛktɪv/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Etymons: omni- comb. form, Latin spect- , specere , -ive suffix.

Etymology: < omni- comb. form + classical Latin spect-, past participial stem of specere (see suspect v.) + -ive suffix, probably after prospective adj., inspective adj., circumspective adj., etc.

1. Looking into or seeing all things. rare.

ΚΠ

1738 S. Boyse Transl. & Poems iii. 284 Thee great omniscient omnispective Power! Thee first and last,—thee only I adore!

1926 G. Herriman Krazy Kat in Seattle Post-Intelligencer 9 May M8/2 ‘Mock duck’, he of the omnispective oriental eye—the omnipercipient eye from which there is no hiding place.

2. Taxonomy. Relating to, using, or designating the classical method of classification that uses weighted phenotypic characters and takes evolutionary history into consideration.

ΚΠ

1964 R. E. Blackwelder in V. H. Heywood & J. McNeill Phenetic & Phylogenetic Classif. (Systematics Assoc.) 17 (title) Phyletic and phenetic versus omnispective classification.

1995 Systematic Biol. 44 441/2 Omnispective taxonomists explicitly reject any connections between a practical and utilitarian taxonomy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	omnispective
释义	omnispectiveadj. Brit. /ˌɒmnᵻˈspɛktɪv/, U.S. /ˌɑmnəˈspɛktɪv/, /ˌɑmniˈspɛktɪv/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Etymons: omni- comb. form, Latin spect- , specere , -ive suffix. Etymology: < omni- comb. form + classical Latin spect-, past participial stem of specere (see suspect v.) + -ive suffix, probably after prospective adj., inspective adj., circumspective adj., etc. 1. Looking into or seeing all things. rare. ΚΠ 1738 S. Boyse Transl. & Poems iii. 284 Thee great omniscient omnispective Power! Thee first and last,—thee only I adore! 1926 G. Herriman Krazy Kat in Seattle Post-Intelligencer 9 May M8/2 ‘Mock duck’, he of the omnispective oriental eye—the omnipercipient eye from which there is no hiding place. 2. Taxonomy. Relating to, using, or designating the classical method of classification that uses weighted phenotypic characters and takes evolutionary history into consideration. ΚΠ 1964 R. E. Blackwelder in V. H. Heywood & J. McNeill Phenetic & Phylogenetic Classif. (Systematics Assoc.) 17 (title) Phyletic and phenetic versus omnispective classification. 1995 Systematic Biol. 44 441/2 Omnispective taxonomists explicitly reject any connections between a practical and utilitarian taxonomy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1738
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