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单词 railwaydom
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railwaydomn.

Brit. /ˈreɪlweɪdəm/, /ˈreɪlwədəm/, U.S. /ˈreɪlˌweɪdəm/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: railway n., -dom suffix.
Etymology: < railway n. + -dom suffix.
rare.
Railways considered collectively; the railway industry.
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society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > collectively
railwaydom1881
1881 Punch 17 Sept. 132/1 The public ought to devise some means of putting the screw on railwaydom.
1885 Punch 10 Oct. 170/2 For one of the ways By which Railwaydom pays Is to keep us at work day & night, my dear!
1998 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 27 Mar. d5 (headline) Discovering Ottawa's railwaydom.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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