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单词 sumpsimus
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sumpsimus

[ suhmp-suh-muhs ]
/ ˈsʌmp sə məs /

noun, plural sump·si·mus·es for 2.

adherence to or persistence in using a strictly correct term, holding to a precise practice, etc., as a rejection of an erroneous but more common form (opposed to mumpsimus).
a person who is obstinate or zealous about such strict correctness (opposed to mumpsimus).

Origin of sumpsimus

First recorded in 1540–50; see origin at mumpsimus

Words nearby sumpsimus

sumo, sump, sump drain, sumph, sump pump, sumpsimus, sump syndrome, sumpter, sumptuary, sumptuary law, sumptuous
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Example sentences from the Web for sumpsimus

  • We are not going to change our old 'mumpsimus' for anybody's new 'sumpsimus.'

    Res Judicat|Augustine Birrell
  • Sumpsimus, sump′si-mus, n. a correct expression displacing an incorrect but common one (see Mumpsimus).

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
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