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单词 preterpluparenthetical
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preterpluparentheticaladj.

Forms: 1600s preterpluparentheticall.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: preterpluperfect adj., parenthetical adj.
Etymology: < preterplu- (in preterpluperfect adj.) + parenthetical adj.
humorous. Obsolete.
Favouring or tending to use parenthesis.Apparently an isolated use.Probably used to connote pedantry or excessive scrupulousness.
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1650 N. Ward Discolliminium 16 Let him understand that Ignorance is the Grand-mother of mistaken Necessity; mistaken Necessity, the Father-in-law of intended iniquity; and that a preterpluparentheticall head hath seldome a clear and orderly judgement.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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