abditoryn.

Brit.

/ˈabdᵻt(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˈæbdəˌtɔri/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin abditorium.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin abditorium hiding place (13th cent. in a British source), storeroom, chest (from 15th cent. in British sources) < classical Latin abdit- , past participial stem of abdere (see abdite adj.) + -ōrium -ory suffix¹.

A safe repository for valuables; a hiding place (literal and figurative).

ΚΠ

1658 J. Robinson Calm Ventilation Pseudodoxia Epidemica in Endoxa 162 In the center of the kernel of grain, as the safest abditory, is the source of germination.

1809 T. E. Tomlins Jacob's Law-dict. (at cited word) Abditorium, An abditory or hiding-place, to hide and preserve goods, plate, or money.

1911 T. M. Sample Dragon's Teeth v. 81 The Rockefeller Foundation..is to be a kind of governmental abditory for the safe-keeping of Mr. Rockefeller's millions.

1982 Boundary 2 10 324 As it shapes itself into fictional abditories—private letters or memoirs, principally—it uses them to house the pure gold of ‘feeling’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	abditory
释义	abditoryn. Brit. /ˈabdᵻt(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈæbdəˌtɔri/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin abditorium. Etymology: < post-classical Latin abditorium hiding place (13th cent. in a British source), storeroom, chest (from 15th cent. in British sources) < classical Latin abdit- , past participial stem of abdere (see abdite adj.) + -ōrium -ory suffix¹. A safe repository for valuables; a hiding place (literal and figurative). ΚΠ 1658 J. Robinson Calm Ventilation Pseudodoxia Epidemica in Endoxa 162 In the center of the kernel of grain, as the safest abditory, is the source of germination. 1809 T. E. Tomlins Jacob's Law-dict. (at cited word) Abditorium, An abditory or hiding-place, to hide and preserve goods, plate, or money. 1911 T. M. Sample Dragon's Teeth v. 81 The Rockefeller Foundation..is to be a kind of governmental abditory for the safe-keeping of Mr. Rockefeller's millions. 1982 Boundary 2 10 324 As it shapes itself into fictional abditories—private letters or memoirs, principally—it uses them to house the pure gold of ‘feeling’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1658
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