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单词 paradoxographer
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paradoxographern.

Brit. /ˌparədɒkˈsɒɡrəfə/, U.S. /ˈˌpɛrəˌdɑkˈsɑɡrəfər/
Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek παραδοξογράϕος , -er suffix1.
Etymology: < medieval Greek παραδοξογράϕος writer on marvels (12th cent.; < ancient Greek παράδοξον paradox n. + -γράϕος -graph comb. form) + -er suffix1; compare -grapher comb. form. Compare earlier paradoxographical adj.
A writer in a literary genre, originating in early Alexandrian Greece, in which (natural or man-made) phenomena considered remarkable or fantastic are described.
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1917 Classical Philol. 12 210 The story is traced through the other tragedians, the paradoxographers, and the mythographers down to the Byzantine period.
1949 Oxf. Classical Dict. 647/1 The paradoxographers often took some particular country as their field, Sicily, Scythia, etc. Natural phenomena, especially rivers, attracted them greatly. But zoology, history, and social customs also came within their purview.
1991 Oxf. Dict. Byzantium III. 1583/2 Several collections of ancient paradoxographers were made, such as Vat. Palat. gr. 398 (10th C.).
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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