Petronianadj.

Brit.

/pᵻˈtrəʊnɪən/, U.S.

/pəˈtroʊniən/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Petronius , -an suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Gaius Petronius (known as Petronius Arbiter), Roman author (died a.d. 66) + -an suffix.

Of, relating or belonging to, or characteristic of Petronius or the style or subject matter of his writings.

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1710 T. Blomer Full View Dr. Bentley's Let. 45 There is a certain Non-Subscriber..that waits but for an Opportunity to publish to the World a Petronian Essay against Dr. Bentley.

1763 J. Wilkes & T. Potter Ess. on Woman i. 18 Every body knows where this image is taken from, as expressed in the true Petronian style.

1786 tr. L. M. Chaudon Mem. Life & Writings Voltaire 25 Thou, who to Cicero's eloquence Dost add Petronian elegance, Mecænian wit.

1875 Littell's Living Age 17 July 161/1 His [sc. Thomas Love Peacock] mind was in itself a terrible ‘thesaurus eroticus’, and there were to be found in it many a Petronian quibble and Catullian double entendre not to be discovered in Rambach.

1882 D. Masson De Quincey xi. 145 His humour is..so dependent..on deliberate irony, a Petronian jostling of the ghastly with the familiar, or the express simulation of lunacy.

1938 Classical Rev. 52 24/2 Petronian studies languished in Italy.

1987 J. P. Sullivan in W. Radice & B. Reynolds Translator's Art 190 The Cena..illustrates the Petronian method of blending a realistic subject-matter with a highly literary treatment.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	petronian
释义	Petronianadj. Brit. /pᵻˈtrəʊnɪən/, U.S. /pəˈtroʊniən/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Petronius , -an suffix. Etymology: < the name of Gaius Petronius (known as Petronius Arbiter), Roman author (died a.d. 66) + -an suffix. Of, relating or belonging to, or characteristic of Petronius or the style or subject matter of his writings. ΚΠ 1710 T. Blomer Full View Dr. Bentley's Let. 45 There is a certain Non-Subscriber..that waits but for an Opportunity to publish to the World a Petronian Essay against Dr. Bentley. 1763 J. Wilkes & T. Potter Ess. on Woman i. 18 Every body knows where this image is taken from, as expressed in the true Petronian style. 1786 tr. L. M. Chaudon Mem. Life & Writings Voltaire 25 Thou, who to Cicero's eloquence Dost add Petronian elegance, Mecænian wit. 1875 Littell's Living Age 17 July 161/1 His [sc. Thomas Love Peacock] mind was in itself a terrible ‘thesaurus eroticus’, and there were to be found in it many a Petronian quibble and Catullian double entendre not to be discovered in Rambach. 1882 D. Masson De Quincey xi. 145 His humour is..so dependent..on deliberate irony, a Petronian jostling of the ghastly with the familiar, or the express simulation of lunacy. 1938 Classical Rev. 52 24/2 Petronian studies languished in Italy. 1987 J. P. Sullivan in W. Radice & B. Reynolds Translator's Art 190 The Cena..illustrates the Petronian method of blending a realistic subject-matter with a highly literary treatment. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1710
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