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单词 rupellary
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rupellaryadj.

Brit. /ruːˈpɛləri/, U.S. /ruˈpɛləri/
Origin: Probably a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin rupella , -ary suffix1.
Etymology: Probably < post-classical Latin rupella small rock (from early 14th cent. in British sources; earlier as a place name, from early 13th cent. in British sources; < classical Latin rūpēs steep rocky cliff, crag (see rupicapra n.) + -ella -ella suffix) + -ary suffix1. Compare later rupestrine adj., rupestrean adj., rupestral adj.
rare.
Consisting of rocks, rocky.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > [adjective]
rochena1400
rocky?c1475
rockish1570
saxous1657
rupellaryc1660
c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1644 (1955) II. 110 In this rupellary nidary do the fowle breede & lay Eggs.
2008 ‘J. E. A. Seneker’ Frontier Experience ii. 26 The sinuosities of the vales; the rupellary canons; the titanic, seabrous, nival crested Æonian mountain peaks.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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