pretergenerationn.

Brit.

/ˌpriːtəˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌprɛdərˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/,

/ˌpridərˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/

Forms: 1600s–1700s praetergeneration, 1600s–1700s 1900s– pretergeneration.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin pretergeneration-, pretergeneratio.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin pretergeneration-, pretergeneratio (c1612, 1620 in British sources) < classical Latin praeter- preter- prefix + generātiō generation n.

Now historical and rare.

A severely malformed birth; a monstrous or marvellous creature; (also) monstrous birth as a phenomenon.Only with reference to Bacon.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > deformity > [noun] > abnormally-formed fetus

monstera1400

scarth?a1513

mooncalfa1616

pretergeneration1640

misbirth1648

terata1902

embryopathy1917

thalidomide baby1962

thalidomide child1971

1640 G. Watts tr. F. Bacon Of Advancem. Learning iii. iv. 145 Concret Physique hath the same division which Naturall History hath; so that it is a knowledge either concerning the Heavens;..or concerning the lesser Collegiates, or natures specifique; so likewise concerning Pretergenerations [L. praetergenerationes]; and concerning Mechaniques.

1690 R. Boyle Christian Virtuoso i. 69 Sir Francis Bacon..assigns the second of them to what he calls Præter-Generations; such as Monsters, Prodigies, and other things.

1741 Chambers's Cycl. (ed. 5) at Art Hence, the knowledge of nature may be divided into the history of generation, or prætergeneration, and of arts.

1755 J. Maxwell Let. from Friend 16 Hence the knowledge of Nature may be divided into the history of Generations, or Præter-generations, and of Arts.

2000 R. Hill Sceptres & Sciences in Spains iii. 156 His [sc. Bacon's] discussion of the history (i.e. narration) of pretergeneration.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pretergeneration
释义	pretergenerationn. Brit. /ˌpriːtəˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌprɛdərˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌpridərˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/ Forms: 1600s–1700s praetergeneration, 1600s–1700s 1900s– pretergeneration. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin pretergeneration-, pretergeneratio. Etymology: < post-classical Latin pretergeneration-, pretergeneratio (c1612, 1620 in British sources) < classical Latin praeter- preter- prefix + generātiō generation n. Now historical and rare. A severely malformed birth; a monstrous or marvellous creature; (also) monstrous birth as a phenomenon.Only with reference to Bacon. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > deformity > [noun] > abnormally-formed fetus monstera1400 scarth?a1513 mooncalfa1616 pretergeneration1640 misbirth1648 terata1902 embryopathy1917 thalidomide baby1962 thalidomide child1971 1640 G. Watts tr. F. Bacon Of Advancem. Learning iii. iv. 145 Concret Physique hath the same division which Naturall History hath; so that it is a knowledge either concerning the Heavens;..or concerning the lesser Collegiates, or natures specifique; so likewise concerning Pretergenerations [L. praetergenerationes]; and concerning Mechaniques. 1690 R. Boyle Christian Virtuoso i. 69 Sir Francis Bacon..assigns the second of them to what he calls Præter-Generations; such as Monsters, Prodigies, and other things. 1741 Chambers's Cycl. (ed. 5) at Art Hence, the knowledge of nature may be divided into the history of generation, or prætergeneration, and of arts. 1755 J. Maxwell Let. from Friend 16 Hence the knowledge of Nature may be divided into the history of Generations, or Præter-generations, and of Arts. 2000 R. Hill Sceptres & Sciences in Spains iii. 156 His [sc. Bacon's] discussion of the history (i.e. narration) of pretergeneration. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1640
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