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单词 pedaneous
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pedaneousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin pedāneus , -ous suffix.
Etymology: < classical Latin pedāneus of low standing (2nd cent. a.d.), in post-classical Latin also as noun, person who goes on foot (Vetus Latina; < ped- , pēs foot (see -ped comb. form) + -āneus : see -aneous suffix) + -ous suffix. Compare French juge pédanée village judge (1546 in Middle French).
Obsolete. rare.
1. Of low standing; petty, unimportant.
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the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > low or subordinate
wokec897
lessOE
lesserc1225
secondary1386
lowerc1390
subalternate?a1425
subsidiary1603
pedaneous1617
subordinate1620
undergraduate1655
subdominant1826
unlofty1869
lower case1917
1617 S. Collins Epphata to F. T. ii. viii. 321 What pedaneous author haue not they made a father of?
2. That goes on foot.
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1656 T. Blount Glossographia Pedaneous (pedaneus), that goeth on foot.
1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Pedaneous, going on foot.]
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2020).
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