单词 | trait dunion |
释义 | trait d'unionn. A connection between or amongst otherwise unattached characteristics or parties. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > [noun] > that which connects or bond > otherwise disparate things trait d'union1912 1912 J. Buchan Moon Endureth iv. 127 He had established no trait d'union between the intellect..and the senses. 1934 A. J. Toynbee Study of Hist. I. ii. 190 In the British Empire..this medieval incarnation of political unity [sc. the Crown] has latterly acquired a new and unforeseen institutional value as the trait d'union between the States Members of the British Commonwealth of Nations. 1959 Times 7 Jan. 11/7 M. Moktar Ould Daddah likes to think of his country [sc. Mauritania] as a trait-d'union, or link, between the Maghreb and West Africa. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1912 |
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