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单词 elian
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Elianadj.

/ˈiːlɪən/
Etymology: < the name of Elia, the pseudonym used by Charles Lamb (1775–1834) in his Essays of Elia (1823).
Pertaining to or characteristic of the Essays of Elia (1823), or their author, Charles Lamb.
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1905 Athenæum 3 June 681/1 Many of the new letters are of no literary account; perhaps a score have the true Elian cachet.
1929 Daily Express 3 Jan. 8/5 The Elian Chinaman's device for roasting pork.

Derivatives

Eliaism n. /ˈiːlɪəɪz(ə)m/ a characteristically Elian essay.
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1854 P. G. Patmore Friends & Acq. I. 99 Lamb, in his exquisite Eliaism, ‘Blakesmoor in H—— shire’.
ˈElian n. an admirer of ‘Elia’.
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1903 in Dobell's Catal. June 31/2 It is a comfort to think that there are so many good and true Elians in the world.
1923 Times Lit. Suppl. 23 Aug. 555/2 Mr. Tillyard renounces all claims to satisfying ‘every Elian’.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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