mellificationn.

Brit.

/ˌmɛlᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌmɛləfəˈkeɪʃən/,

/ˌmɛləˌfaɪˈkeɪʃən/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin mellificāt- , mellificāre , -ion suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin mellificāt-, past participial stem of mellificāre (see mellificate v.) + -ion suffix¹. Compare post-classical Latin mellificatio (12th cent. in a British source), French mellification (1610 in an isolated attestation; otherwise 1803).

rare.

The production of honey by bees.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > superfamily Apoidea (bees) > making honey

melliturgy1620

mellification1655

1655 in S. Hartlib Reformed Common-wealth Bees 31 Mellification, respects the work and labour of this Insect, not its Physical virtues.

1733 J. Arbuthnot Ess. Effects Air Human Bodies ix. 223 In judging of the Constitution of the Air, many things besides the Weather ought to be observ'd:..the Silence of Grashoppers; Want of Mellification in Bees [etc.].

1992 ELH 59 576 It is striking how many of the traditional humanist metaphors for successful imitatio—digestion, mellification, excavation—return in almost parodic fashion in Davenant.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mellification
释义	mellificationn. Brit. /ˌmɛlᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌmɛləfəˈkeɪʃən/, /ˌmɛləˌfaɪˈkeɪʃən/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin mellificāt- , mellificāre , -ion suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin mellificāt-, past participial stem of mellificāre (see mellificate v.) + -ion suffix¹. Compare post-classical Latin mellificatio (12th cent. in a British source), French mellification (1610 in an isolated attestation; otherwise 1803). rare. The production of honey by bees. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > superfamily Apoidea (bees) > making honey melliturgy1620 mellification1655 1655 in S. Hartlib Reformed Common-wealth Bees 31 Mellification, respects the work and labour of this Insect, not its Physical virtues. 1733 J. Arbuthnot Ess. Effects Air Human Bodies ix. 223 In judging of the Constitution of the Air, many things besides the Weather ought to be observ'd:..the Silence of Grashoppers; Want of Mellification in Bees [etc.]. 1992 ELH 59 576 It is striking how many of the traditional humanist metaphors for successful imitatio—digestion, mellification, excavation—return in almost parodic fashion in Davenant. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1655
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