polymythian.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: Greek πολύμυθος , -ia suffix¹.

Etymology: < ancient Greek πολύμυθος wordy, associated with a number of legends ( < πολυ- poly- comb. form +μῦθος mythos n.) + -ia suffix¹, after French polymythie (1675 in the passage translated in quot. 1695). Compare polymythy n.

Obsolete.

= polymythy n.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > [noun] > narration or story-telling > blending of stories

polymythia1695

polymythy1728

contamination1877

1695 W. J. tr. R. Le Bossu Treat. Epick Poem (1719) i. xvi. 92 You see then the ill Effects of Polymythia [Fr. Polymythie], or a Vicious Multiplication of Fables.

1725 A. Pope tr. R. Le Bossu Gen. View Epic Poem in tr. Homer Odyssey I. p. xi This Multiplication cannot be call'd a vicious and irregular Polymythia.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	polymythia
释义	polymythian. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: Greek πολύμυθος , -ia suffix¹. Etymology: < ancient Greek πολύμυθος wordy, associated with a number of legends ( < πολυ- poly- comb. form +μῦθος mythos n.) + -ia suffix¹, after French polymythie (1675 in the passage translated in quot. 1695). Compare polymythy n. Obsolete. = polymythy n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > [noun] > narration or story-telling > blending of stories polymythia1695 polymythy1728 contamination1877 1695 W. J. tr. R. Le Bossu Treat. Epick Poem (1719) i. xvi. 92 You see then the ill Effects of Polymythia [Fr. Polymythie], or a Vicious Multiplication of Fables. 1725 A. Pope tr. R. Le Bossu Gen. View Epic Poem in tr. Homer Odyssey I. p. xi This Multiplication cannot be call'd a vicious and irregular Polymythia. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < n.1695
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