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单词 ryghtmathy
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ryghtmathyn.

Forms: late Middle English ryghtmathye.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin rithmachia.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin rithmachia (12th cent. in a British source; compare earlier rithmomachia (10th cent.)), alteration (with aphaeresis) of an unattested form *arithmomachia < ancient Greek ἀριθμός number (see arithmetic n.1) + -μαχία -machy comb. form.
Obsolete. rare.
= philosopher's game n. at philosopher n. Compounds 3.
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ryghtmathyc1450
philosopher's game1563
philosopher's table1584
philosophy game1621
c1450 (?c1408) J. Lydgate Reson & Sensuallyte (1901) 2414 The play he kan of Ryghtmathye, Which dulle wittis doth encombre, For thys play stant al by novmbre, And hath al his conclusions Chefly in proporsions.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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