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单词 pumpkinity
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pumpkinityn.

Brit. /pʌm(p)ˈkɪnᵻti/, U.S. /ˌpəm(p)ˈkɪnᵻdi/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pumpkin n., -ity suffix.
Etymology: < pumpkin n. + -ity suffix.In quot. 1856 after divinity n. Compare pumpkinification n.
rare.
The nature, quality, or condition of a pumpkin.
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1856 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire V. l. 601 The senate decreed his divinity, Seneca translated it into pumpkinity.
1909 G. K. Chesterton Tremendous Trifles 93 He said that pumpkins were unalterable in ordinary experience, and that we all reckoned on their infinitely protracted pumpkinity.
2004 Nat. Hist. Mag. Nov. 64/1 I am a lepidopterist—not an authority in pumpkinity.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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