单词 | spermology |
释义 | spermologyn. rare. 1. (See quot. 1882 and cf. spermatology n. at spermato- comb. form 4.) ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > study > [noun] > spermology spermatology1833 spermology1882 1882 Imperial Dict. IV. 155/1 Spermology,..that branch of science which investigates sperm or seeds; a treatise on sperm or seeds. 2. An instance of babbling or trifling talk. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > empty, idle talk > [noun] > instance of follyc1300 tittle-tattle1570 nothing1581 tattle1583 rattle1627 stultiloquy1653 pratement1657 hubble-bubble1720 spermology1890 1890 J. Earle Eng. Prose xii. 485 For historical truth it is on a level with that favorite spermology of the Liberation Society, which seeks to diffuse the notion [etc.]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1882 |
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