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单词 freemason
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
Free•ma•son  (frēmā′sən, frē′mā-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. World Historya member of a widely distributed secret order (Free and Accepted Masons,) having for its object mutual assistance and the promotion of brotherly love among its members.
  2. World History(l.c.) [Hist.]
    • one of a class of skilled stoneworkers of the Middle Ages, possessing secret signs and passwords.
    • a member of a society composed of such workers, which also included honorary members (accepted masons) not connected with the building trades.
  • 1350–1400; Middle English fremason. See free, mason
free•ma•son•ic  (frē′mə sonik),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Freemason /ˈfriːˌmeɪsən/ n
  1. a member of the widespread secret order, constituted in London in 1717, of Free and Accepted Masons, pledged to brotherly love, faith, and charity
    Sometimes shortened to: Mason
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