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单词 mammoniacal
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mammoniacaladj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Mammon n., -i- connective, -acal suffix.
Etymology: < Mammon n. + -i- connective + -acal suffix, probably after demoniacal adj. and n. Compare earlier mammonic adj. N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (mæmənəi·ăkăl) /mæməˈnaɪəkəl/.
Obsolete.
Of or relating to Mammon.Apparently an isolated use.
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1848 W. M. Thackeray Bk. Snobs xlv. 178 All English society is cursed by this mammoniacal superstition.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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