Laurentianadj.¹

Brit.

/lɒˈrɛnʃ(ɪə)n/,

/lɔːˈrɛnʃ(ɪə)n/,

/ləˈrɛnʃ(ɪə)n/, U.S.

/lɔˈrɛn(t)ʃən/

Etymology: < Latin Laurentius Laurence + -an suffix.

Geology.

A designation of certain sedimentary strata found in Canada near the river St. Lawrence. Also quasi-n. in collective sense.

ΚΠ

1863 A. C. Ramsay Physical Geol. & Geogr. Great Brit. (1878) v. 55 The Laurentian rocks are the oldest formations at present known in the world.

1872 W. S. Symonds Rec. Rocks ii. 21 The Laurentian, or Basement, sedimentary deposits are divided into two series.

1875 J. W. Dawson Life's Dawn on Earth vii. 176 The Lower Laurentian of Canada..is found to contain thick and widely distributed beds of limestone.

1876 D. Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 6) x. 187 The Laurentian strata, till the year 1862, were regarded as metamorphic.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

Laurentianadj.²

Brit.

/lɒˈrɛnʃ(ɪə)n/,

/lɔːˈrɛnʃ(ɪə)n/,

/ləˈrɛnʃ(ɪə)n/, U.S.

/lɔˈrɛn(t)ʃən/

Etymology: < the name of Lorenzo (Laurentius) de' Medici, who founded a library in Florence in the 15th cent.

Of or pertaining to the Laurentian Library in Florence or to manuscripts preserved there. Cf. Medicean adj.

ΘΠ

society > communication > book > library or collection of books > library, place, or institution > [adjective] > specific library

Vatican1638

Ambrosian1657

Bodleian1710

Laurentian1860

1860 ‘G. Eliot’ in Jrnls. (1998) xi. 355 That unique Laurentian library, designed by Michael Angelo.

1875 Encycl. Brit. II. 438/2 His [sc. Michelangelo's] principal works are..the Laurentian Library at Florence.

1879 Encycl. Brit. IX. 332/1 There are three large and valuable libraries in the city [sc. Florence]... The Laurentian, founded by Lorenzo de' Medici, and attached to the convent of San Lorenzo.

1883 R. C. Jebb in Sophocles, Plays & Fragments I. p. liii The manuscripts..used..are the following: In the Biblioteca Mediceo-Lorenziana, Florence, L, cod. 32.9, commonly known as the Laurentian MS.

1936 D. Greenhood & H. Gentry Chronol. Bks. & Printing (rev. ed.) 14, 1437. A public library is founded at Florence on a bequest by Niccoli; becomes known later as Laurentian Library, and today is oldest existing library in Europe.

1960 G. A. Glaister Gloss. Bk. 214/2 Laurentian Codex, an 11th-century codex of the works of Sophocles, Apollonius Rhodius, and Aeschylus... It is now in the Biblioteca Mediceo-Laurenziana, Florence.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	laurentian
释义	Laurentianadj.¹ Brit. /lɒˈrɛnʃ(ɪə)n/, /lɔːˈrɛnʃ(ɪə)n/, /ləˈrɛnʃ(ɪə)n/, U.S. /lɔˈrɛn(t)ʃən/ Etymology: < Latin Laurentius Laurence + -an suffix. Geology. A designation of certain sedimentary strata found in Canada near the river St. Lawrence. Also quasi-n. in collective sense. ΚΠ 1863 A. C. Ramsay Physical Geol. & Geogr. Great Brit. (1878) v. 55 The Laurentian rocks are the oldest formations at present known in the world. 1872 W. S. Symonds Rec. Rocks ii. 21 The Laurentian, or Basement, sedimentary deposits are divided into two series. 1875 J. W. Dawson Life's Dawn on Earth vii. 176 The Lower Laurentian of Canada..is found to contain thick and widely distributed beds of limestone. 1876 D. Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 6) x. 187 The Laurentian strata, till the year 1862, were regarded as metamorphic. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022). Laurentianadj.² Brit. /lɒˈrɛnʃ(ɪə)n/, /lɔːˈrɛnʃ(ɪə)n/, /ləˈrɛnʃ(ɪə)n/, U.S. /lɔˈrɛn(t)ʃən/ Etymology: < the name of Lorenzo (Laurentius) de' Medici, who founded a library in Florence in the 15th cent. Of or pertaining to the Laurentian Library in Florence or to manuscripts preserved there. Cf. Medicean adj. ΘΠ society > communication > book > library or collection of books > library, place, or institution > [adjective] > specific library Vatican1638 Ambrosian1657 Bodleian1710 Laurentian1860 1860 ‘G. Eliot’ in Jrnls. (1998) xi. 355 That unique Laurentian library, designed by Michael Angelo. 1875 Encycl. Brit. II. 438/2 His [sc. Michelangelo's] principal works are..the Laurentian Library at Florence. 1879 Encycl. Brit. IX. 332/1 There are three large and valuable libraries in the city [sc. Florence]... The Laurentian, founded by Lorenzo de' Medici, and attached to the convent of San Lorenzo. 1883 R. C. Jebb in Sophocles, Plays & Fragments I. p. liii The manuscripts..used..are the following: In the Biblioteca Mediceo-Lorenziana, Florence, L, cod. 32.9, commonly known as the Laurentian MS. 1936 D. Greenhood & H. Gentry Chronol. Bks. & Printing (rev. ed.) 14, 1437. A public library is founded at Florence on a bequest by Niccoli; becomes known later as Laurentian Library, and today is oldest existing library in Europe. 1960 G. A. Glaister Gloss. Bk. 214/2 Laurentian Codex, an 11th-century codex of the works of Sophocles, Apollonius Rhodius, and Aeschylus... It is now in the Biblioteca Mediceo-Laurenziana, Florence. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹1863adj.²1860
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