† menticulturaladj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: menticulture n., -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < menticulture n. + -al suffix¹. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (me:ntikɒ·ltiŭrăl) /ˌmɛntɪˈkʌltjʊərəl/.

Obsolete.

Relating to or concerned with the cultivation of the mind.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > [adjective] > cultivation

menticultural1830

1830 S. Maunder Treasury of Knowl. i Menticultural, cultivating the mind.

1842 W. M. Punshon in F. W. Macdonald Life W. M. Punshon (1887) 34 I have..established a Menticultural Society in Sunderland.

1893 G. Huntington in Advance (Chicago) 19 Oct. A sort of menticultural prize-animal.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	menticultural
释义	† menticulturaladj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: menticulture n., -al suffix¹. Etymology: < menticulture n. + -al suffix¹. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (me:ntikɒ·ltiŭrăl) /ˌmɛntɪˈkʌltjʊərəl/. Obsolete. Relating to or concerned with the cultivation of the mind. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > [adjective] > cultivation menticultural1830 1830 S. Maunder Treasury of Knowl. i Menticultural, cultivating the mind. 1842 W. M. Punshon in F. W. Macdonald Life W. M. Punshon (1887) 34 I have..established a Menticultural Society in Sunderland. 1893 G. Huntington in Advance (Chicago) 19 Oct. A sort of menticultural prize-animal. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1830
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