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单词 rurigenous
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rurigenousadj.

Brit. /rʊəˈrɪdʒᵻnəs/, U.S. /rʊˈrɪdʒənəs/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin rūrigena , -ous suffix.
Etymology: < classical Latin rūrigena person born in the country ( < rūri- , combining form (see ruricolist n.) + gen- , base of gignere to beget (see genital adj.) + -a -a suffix1) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier rurigene adj.
Now rare.
Born or dwelling in the country; rural, rustic.
ΘΚΠ
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant according to environment > country dweller > [adjective] > country-bred
country-bred1620
bred1670
rurigenous1727
farm-bred1842
1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Rurigenous, born or dwelling in the Country.
1799 E. Dubois Piece Family Biogr. II. 119 Rurigenous cook-maids, and automatical bankers' clerks may take care of their autography.
1810 G. Chalmers Caledonia II. 936 The word runchies, for weeds, is generally known to rurigenous people.
1969 N.Y. Times Mag. 21 Sept. 32/1 Why, on the threshold of the nineteen-seventies, is the United States reverting to its rurigenous music of the nineteen-thirties?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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