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单词 manxome
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Definition of manxome in English:

manxome

adjective ˈmaŋks(ə)m
nonce-word, poetic
  • A nonsense word invented by Lewis Carroll to describe the Jabberwock (an imaginary monster in the poem ‘Jabberwocky’): (perhaps) fearsome, monstrous.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in ‘Lewis Carroll’ (1832–1898), author, mathematician, and photographer (real name Charles Lutwidge Dodgson). From mank- + -some.

 
 

Definition of manxome in US English:

manxome

adjectiveˈmaŋks(ə)m
nonce-word, poetic
  • A nonsense word invented by Lewis Carroll to describe the Jabberwock (an imaginary monster in the poem ‘Jabberwocky’): (perhaps) fearsome, monstrous.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in ‘Lewis Carroll’ (1832–1898), author, mathematician, and photographer (real name Charles Lutwidge Dodgson). From mank- + -some.

 
 
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