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单词 proselenic
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proselenicadj.

Forms: 1600s pro-selenique.
Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements. Etymons: pro- prefix2, Greek σελήνη , -ic suffix.
Etymology: < pro- prefix2 + ancient Greek σελήνη moon (see selenites n.) + -ic suffix. N.E.D. (1909) gives the pronunciation as (prōusĭlī·nik) /prəʊsɪˈliːnɪk/.
Obsolete. rare.
Existing before the moon.
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1641 H. L'Estrange Gods Sabbath 97 Though Papists inform their disciples of I know not what pro-selenique antiquitie it hath, yet sure we are that..it was not in being above a thousand years after our Saviour.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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