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单词 procinctive
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procinctiveadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin procinct- , prōcingere , -ive suffix.
Etymology: < classical Latin procinct-, past participial stem of prōcingere (see procinct adj.) + -ive suffix. Compare earlier procinct adj. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (prosi·ŋktiv) /prəʊˈsɪŋktɪv/.
Obsolete. rare.
Perhaps: that prepares or readies itself for action.
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1841 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 152/1 To neither of these does the procinctive future belong.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020).
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