† occiduousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin occiduus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin occiduus going down, setting, relating to the setting of a celestial object, declining ( < occidere to go down, set (see Occident n. and adj.) + -uus , suffix forming adjectives) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier occidual adj.).

Obsolete. rare.

Going down, setting; relating to the setting of a celestial object.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > heavenly body > movement of heavenly bodies > [adjective] > setting

descendanta1522

setting1597

occidual1635

occiduous1656

descensional1728

declinant1893

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Occiduous, that goeth down, that will decay.

a1711 T. Ken Edmund xii, in Wks. (1721) II. 340 To brighten his occiduous Rays.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Amplitude Amplitude is of two Kinds; Eastern or Ortive; and Western, or Occiduous.

a1869 A. Spiers French & Eng. Pronouncing Dict. (1870) 370/1 Occiduous, occidental.]

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	occiduous
释义	† occiduousadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin occiduus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin occiduus going down, setting, relating to the setting of a celestial object, declining ( < occidere to go down, set (see Occident n. and adj.) + -uus , suffix forming adjectives) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier occidual adj.). Obsolete. rare. Going down, setting; relating to the setting of a celestial object. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > heavenly body > movement of heavenly bodies > [adjective] > setting descendanta1522 setting1597 occidual1635 occiduous1656 descensional1728 declinant1893 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Occiduous, that goeth down, that will decay. a1711 T. Ken Edmund xii, in Wks. (1721) II. 340 To brighten his occiduous Rays. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Amplitude Amplitude is of two Kinds; Eastern or Ortive; and Western, or Occiduous. a1869 A. Spiers French & Eng. Pronouncing Dict. (1870) 370/1 Occiduous, occidental.] This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < adj.1656
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