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单词 progenial
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progenialadj.

Brit. /prə(ʊ)ˈdʒiːnɪəl/, U.S. /prəˈdʒiniəl/, /proʊˈdʒiniəl/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prōgeniēs , -al suffix1.
Etymology: < classical Latin prōgeniēs progeny n. + -al suffix1. Compare post-classical Latin progenialis (1412 in a British source).
Of or relating to progeny. Also in extended use.
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bearingOE
genderinga1398
multiplyinga1400
fecundc1420
broodya1522
fruitful1526
breeding1552
procreant1588
procreative1598
increasing1600
broodious1602
prolifical1608
conceptiousa1616
plenteousa1616
conceptive1630
feracious1637
propagatory1647
prolific1650
proliferous1654
propagative1654
progenial1664
teemful1755
progenitive1769
breedy1824
proligerous1836
progenital1837
philoprogenitive1857
eugenesic1864
1664 J. Howell Προεδρια-Βασιλικη vi. 162 The Kingdome of Spain may glory to have had Kings of both the foresaid Nobilities, both Progenial derivd from their Predecessors, and Personal from their own Merit.
a1706 J. Evelyn Hist. Relig. (1850) I. ii. 159 Whether immediately produced, without any progenial traduction or radiation,..is..the dispute.
1734 R. Tatersal Bricklayer's Misc. (ed. 2) 15 May Joys progenial grace the Princely Bed.
1737 Hist. Reg. Jan. 57 That this auspicious Morn may bear To his indulgent Sway Progenial Rounds of many a glorious Year.
1915 R. Pearl Modes Res. Genetics i. 19 The ancestral pencil converges upon the individual. The progenial pencil diverges from the individual.
2002 G. Obeyesekere Imagining Karma vi. 268 To better achieve spiritual ends one must move away from the progenial impulse.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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