单词 | cruciverbalist |
释义 | cruciverbalist in British English (ˌkruːsɪˈvɜːbəlɪst) noun a crossword puzzle enthusiast Word origin C20: from Latin crux cross + verbum wordcruciverbalist in American English (ˌkruːsəˈvɜːrbəlɪst) noun a designer or aficionado of crossword puzzles Word origin [1975–80; ‹ L cruci-, s. of crux cross + verbalist]This word is first recorded in the period 1975–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bench press, gravitational lens, hybridoma, retrovirus, surrogate motherImage of |
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