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单词 gypsian
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gypsianadj.

Brit. /ˈdʒɪpsɪən/, U.S. /ˈdʒɪpsiən/
Forms: 1600s gipsian, 1700s gypseian, 2000s– gypsian.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Gypsy n., -an suffix.
Etymology: < Gypsy n. + -an suffix.
Belonging to, resembling, or characteristic of Gypsies.
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1632 H. Hawkins tr. G. P. Maffei Fuga Sæculi 352 To be mocked, scorned, and iniured..by those, who call holy mendicity, a lazy and Gipsian life [It. gagliofferia o pigritia].
1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones IV. xii. xii. 285 That profound Respect which he paid to the King of the Gypsies..was sweeter to his Gypseian Majesty [etc.] . View more context for this quotation
2018 Times of India (Nexis) 25 Aug. Born into the family of shepherds, Hamid loves leading the life of a nomad and takes pride in his gypsian ways.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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