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单词 pascent
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pascentadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin pāscent-, pāscēns.
Etymology: < classical Latin pāscent-, pāscēns, present participle of pāscere to feed, graze < the same Indo-European base as Tocharian B pāsk- to guard, protect, pasture. N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (pæ·sĕnt) /ˈpæsənt/.
Obsolete. rare.
Feeding, grazing.
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feedinga1861
1763 O. Goldsmith in R. Brookes New Syst. Nat. Hist. IV. Introd. p. xii The pascent creature finds a bed which at once supplies food and protection.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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