单词 | philodemic |
释义 | philodemicadj. Chiefly U.S. Characterized by concern for ordinary people; originally and chiefly in the name of the debating society of Georgetown University, D.C. ΚΠ 1831 Deb., Proc. Philodemic Soc. (Georgetown Coll., D.C.) (MS) 18 Jan. 12 About this time also the Society assumed the name Philodemic. 1840 W. H. Lewis (title) Address delivered before the Philodemic Society, of Georgetown College, D. C., on the 22d February, 1840. 1921 Washington Post 20 Nov. 19/1 Four men have been selected by the Philodemic Debating Society to represent it in the annual Merrick debate. 1983 Polit. Theory 11 510 The lot was vulnerable to criticism on philodemic grounds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1831 |
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