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单词 philosophuncule
释义

philosophunculen.

Brit. /ˌfɪləˈsɒfəŋkjuːl/, U.S. /ˌfɪləˈsɑfəŋˌkjul/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin philosophus, English -uncule.
Etymology: < classical Latin philosophus philosophe n. + -uncule ( < classical Latin -unculus -uncle suffix; compare homuncule n., anonymuncule n., pseudonymuncle n., virguncule n.). Compare earlier philosophunculist n.A Latinate form is recorded earlier:1817 Edinb. Monthly Mag. 1 470 The sagacity of the sapient philosophunculi.
rare.
A petty or insignificant philosopher.
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1906 N.E.D. (at cited word) Philosophuncule.
1958 J. H. Weinschenk (title) Sonnets of a philosophuncule.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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