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单词 plym
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Plymn.

Brit. /plɪm/, U.S. /plɪm/
Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: proper name Plymouth.
Etymology: Shortened < the name of Plymouth (see Plymouth n.). With sense 1 compare earlier Plymothian n. In sense 2 after Plymouth Brethren n.; compare earlier Plymouth brother n., Plymouth sister n., Plymouthist n., Plymouthite n.
1. humorous. A native or inhabitant of Plymouth.
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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > British nation > English nation > [noun] > native or inhabitant of England > other towns
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1913 W. Owen Let. 23 Apr. (1967) 185 I should enjoy treating at length of Plymouth and the Plyms, the charm of Devon, the many books I am not reading, [etc.].
2. colloquial. A member of the Plymouth Brethren.
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society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Plymouth Brethren > [noun] > person
Plymouth brother1848
Plymouthite1851
Plymouthist1859
Darbyite1884
Plyma1949
a1949 W. E. Vine Coll. Writings (1996) IV. 350/1 The flippant or jocular way in which the appellation, or some modification of it such as ‘the P.B.'s’ or ‘the Plyms’, is sometimes used, is also to be deprecated.
1953 ‘N. Blake’ Dreadful Hollow ii. 20 Staying at a pub won't commend you to the Plyms.
1977 Times Lit. Suppl. 13 May 593/3 The solemn girl who turned him down, back in the 1890s, because of an apparent lack of religious conviction; she was what is known as a Plym.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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