internunciaryadj.n.
/ˌɪntəˈnʌnsɪəri/, /ˌɪntəˈnʌnʃəri/, U.S. /ˌɪn(t)ərˈnən(t)siˌɛri/ Now rare.
= internuncial adj.
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the mind > language > speech > speech-making > [adjective] > of particular types of speeches
characteristicala1628
internunciary1682
from the floor1966
society > communication > information > message > [adjective] > messenger between two parties
intercurrent1665
internunciary1682
go-between1809
1682 J. Norris tr. R. Waring Effigies Amoris in Eng. 5 Hence 'tis that Lovers with more Eloquence communicate sighs than words, as so many internunciary particles [L. internuntias particulas] of vital Air.
1847 Blackwood's Mag. 61 314 He interlarded his internunciary discourse with a continual annotation of asides.
1893 Birmingham Med. Rev. June 371 The ‘internunciary’ fibres from the cortical cells to the bulbar cells convey motor incitations.
1967 Amer. Zoologist 7 190 Impulses travel from the metathoracic to the terminal..ganglion along internunciary fibers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.n.1682- well-kept
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- well-laden
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- well-landed
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