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单词 preconious
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preconiousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin praecōnius , -ous suffix.
Etymology: < classical Latin praecōnius of or concerned with a public crier or his office ( < praecōn- , praecō public crier, herald (see precony n.) + -ius , suffix forming adjectives) + -ous suffix; compare -ious suffix. With sense ‘of or relating to public praise or commendation’ compare precony n. and its Latin etymon.
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
Of or relating to the position or office of public crier. Also: of or relating to public praise or commendation.
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1656 T. Blount Glossographia Preconious, of or belonging to a Common-cryer; also to praise or commendation.
1677 E. Coles Eng. Dict. (new ed.) Preconious, belonging to commendation, or the Common Cryer.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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