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单词 mataeotechny
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mataeotechnyn.

Forms: 1500s mataeotechnie, 1600s mataeotechny, 1600s mateotechnie.
Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ματαιοτεχνία.
Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek ματαιοτεχνία mataeotechnia n.; compare -y suffix3.
Obsolete.
An unprofitable or pointless science, skill, or activity.
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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [noun] > an unprofitable science
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1576 T. Newton tr. L. Lemnie Touchstone of Complexions Ep. to Rdr. Such a Peeuishe practice, and unnecessarie Matæotechnie.
1640 E. Dering Disc. Proper Sacrifice (1644) 101 After all which Matæotechny, his sixth conclusion is very good Protestantisme.
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Mateotechnie (matæotechnia), the vanity which is in science or craft, vain knowledge.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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