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单词 petreity
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petreityn.

Brit. /pᵻˈtriːᵻti/, U.S. /pəˈtriᵻdi/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin petreitas.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin petreitas (1702 in the passage translated in quot. 1711) < petreus (see petrean adj.) + classical Latin -tās (see -ty suffix1; compare -ity suffix).
rare.
The essence or essential qualities of being a stone; stoniness.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > stone > [noun] > quality
stoniness1600
petreity1711
lapidity1750
1711 tr. S. Werenfels Disc. Logomachys vi. 101 Hæcceitys, Ecceitys, Petreitys, Quidditys, Identitys [L. petreitates, quidditates, identitates]..and whole Cart-loads of Qualitys.
1902 M. H. Dziewicki Wyclif's Misc. Philos. I. p. lxxvii What makes a stone to be a stone? Petreity. Therefore igneity, petreity, are substantial forms.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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