单词 | proreption |
释义 | † proreptionn. Obsolete. rare. The action of creeping forward; a slow advance. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving along with hands and feet or with body prone > [noun] > creeping or crawling creepingc1440 proreption1656 crawling1768 crawl1817 reptation1831 frog-march1880 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Prorepsion, a creeping forward, a stealing forward by little and little, a growing, spreading, or coming forth. 1658 J. Robinson Endoxa x. 55 The slow proreption of every Sidus, out of his proper Sign. 1682 R. Harrison Strange Relation suddain & violent Tempest 4 You might have beheld an unusual Proreption of Animalcles out of the Bowels of the Earth, hunting and searching about for Food. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1656 |
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