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单词 renardine
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renardineadj.

Brit. /ˈrɛnədʌɪn/, /ˈrɛnədɪn/, U.S. /ˈrɛnərˌdaɪn/, /ˈrɛnərˌdin/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Reynard n., -ine suffix1.
Etymology: < Reynard n. (see forms at that entry) + -ine suffix1. Compare Middle French, French renardin deceitful, disloyal (apparently not recorded in the 17th or 18th centuries; now rare).
rare.
Designating the collection of fables featuring the character of Reynard the fox (see Reynard n.); (also) characteristic or reminiscent of this character.
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1836 Foreign Q. Rev. July 293 The next question for our examination is the locality in which the Renardine fables now possessed by us took their rise.
1886 Athenæum 7 Aug. 165/2 There has been much learning expended..on the question of why the lion was king in the Renardine tales.
1999 J. Koopmans in P. Franssen & T. Hoenselaars Author as Char. 68 Here, too, Villon is the genial trickster, endearing in a renardine way, since he always defies the established order.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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