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单词 necropolitan
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Definition of necropolitan in English:

necropolitan

adjective ˌnɛkrə(ʊ)ˈpɒlɪt(ə)n
  • Of or belonging to a necropolis; (more generally) that suggests or is concerned with death or dying; mournful, melancholy, funereal.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Littell's Living Age. From necropolis + -itan, after cosmopolitan, metropolitan.

 
 

Definition of necropolitan in US English:

necropolitan

adjectiveˌnɛkrə(ʊ)ˈpɒlɪt(ə)n
  • Of or belonging to a necropolis; (more generally) that suggests or is concerned with death or dying; mournful, melancholy, funereal.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Littell's Living Age. From necropolis + -itan, after cosmopolitan, metropolitan.

 
 
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