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单词 multigenerous
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multigenerousadj.

Brit. /ˌmʌltᵻˈdʒɛn(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ˌməltiˈdʒɛn(ə)rəs/; see also multi- comb. form.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin multigener , -ous suffix.
Etymology: < classical Latin multigener ( < multi- multi- comb. form + gener- , genus kind: see genus n.) + -ous suffix. Compare Italian multigenio ‘of diuers kindes’ (Florio, 1598). Compare earlier bigenerous adj., congenerous adj.
rare.
Of many or various kinds.
ΚΠ
1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Multigenerous, of many Kinds.
1854 J. Lynd Class-bk. Etymol. (new ed.) 31/2 Multigenerous, multus, genus.
1938 Jrnl. Philos. 35 71 The fact that contradictory obligations are recognized is explained as a case of ignorance rather than of multigenerous moral values.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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