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单词 polymythy
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polymythyn.

Brit. /ˈpɒlɪmɪθi/, U.S. /ˈpɑliˌmɪθi/
Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek πολύμυθος , -y suffix3.
Etymology: < ancient Greek πολύμυθος (see polymythia n.) + -y suffix3. Compare earlier polymythia n.
rare.
A combination of a number of different stories in one narrative or dramatic work.
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > [noun] > narration or story-telling > blending of stories
polymythia1695
polymythy1728
contamination1877
1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Polymythy,..a Multiplicity of Fables, in an Epic or Dramatic Poem.
1743 tr. Trav. & Adventures Mademoiselle de Richelieu II. 72 Polymythy, therefore, i.e. a Multiplicity of Fables, Actions, or Histories, must be avoided.
1879 Trans. New Shakspere Soc. 1877–9 App. 46* (heading) Polymythy..in Shakespeare's Dramatic Poems.
1938 Jrnl. Philos. 35 187 In the polymythy of the empirical disciplines as in the philosophical systems Descartes found only [etc.].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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