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单词 pumpkinification
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pumpkinification

/pʌm(p)ˌkɪnɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/
noun
Transformation into a pumpkin; used especially with reference to the elevation to divine status of the Roman emperor Claudius. Hence allusively : extravagant or absurdly uncritical glorification; an instance of this.

Origin

Mid 19th century. From pumpkin + -ification, after Hellenistic Greek ἀποκολοκύντωσις transformation into a pumpkin (from ancient Greek ἀπο- + κολοκύνθη pumpkin, of uncertain origin + -ωσις, after Hellenistic Greek ἀποθέωσις), the title of a travesty (ascribed to Seneca) of the apotheosis of the Roman emperor Claudius Caesar.

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