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单词 orchematical
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orchematicaladj.

Forms: 1500s orchematicall.
Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ὀρχηματικός , -al suffix1.
Etymology: < medieval Greek ὀρχηματικός belonging to the dance ( < ancient Greek ὀρχηματ- , ὄρχημα dancing ( < ὀρχεῖσθαι to dance (see orchestra n.) + -μα : see -oma comb. form) + -ικός -ic suffix) + -al suffix1.
Obsolete. rare.
Characterized by dancing. In quot. figurative: characterized by the omission of metrical feet (or perhaps lines of verse) in a regular sequence.
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the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > continuity or uninterruptedness > discontinuity or interrupted condition > [adjective] > not consecutive > omitting intermediate terms
orchematical1583
1583 T. Watson Passionate Cent. of Loue lxxx The foote of the piller [of verses] is Orchematicall, yat is to say, founded by transilition or ouer skipping of number by rule and order, as from 1 to 3, 5, 7, and 9.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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