Smithsonianadj.n.

Brit.

/smɪθˈsəʊnɪən/, U.S.

/ˌsmɪθˈsoʊniən/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Smithson , -ian suffix.

Etymology: < the name of James Lewis Smithson (1764–1829), English chemist and mineralogist, who endowed the Institution in Washington, D.C. + -ian suffix. Compare smithsonite n.The illegitimate son of Hugh Percy (formerly Smithson), 1st Duke of Northumberland, Smithson was born in Paris, France as Jacques Louie Macie (later altered to James Lewis Macie); he adopted his biological father's birth surname in 1801.

A. adj.

1. Of or relating to James Lewis Smithson (1764–1829) or to the educational, research, and museum complex which he endowed; (also) designating this complex or a part of it.Recorded earliest in Smithsonian Institution n. at Compounds.

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society > education > place of education > [adjective] > educational institution > of or relating to specific institutions

Smithsonian1946

1826 Will of James Smithson 23 Oct. in Niles' Register (1836) 2 Jan. 310/2 I then bequeath the whole of my property, subject to the Annuity..to the United States of America, to found, at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men.

1836 U. S. Tel. 21 Jan. Mr Chapin asked the House to consider..the Report of the Select Committee on the Smithsonian Legacy.

1885 Nevada State Jrnl. 15 Apr. 3/2 I was not able even to command..my former Smithsonian regentship.

1946 Nature 7 Sept. 329/1 Study of precise solar–terrestrial relationships has been a major Smithsonian activity for many years.

1991 J. Allen Biosphere Two 37 Adey had built several mesocosms , intermediate sized living ecological demonstration models, at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum.

2004 Smithsonian Sept. 14/1 The work performed at those sites..has a cumulative authority born of decades of continual observation by Smithsonian researchers.

2. Economics. Designating an agreement concerning the restoration of fixed parities between the major world currencies, concluded in December 1971 between the members of the International Monetary Fund, at the Smithsonian Institution; (also) of or relating to this agreement. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > value of money > [adjective] > fixed > parities of world currency

Smithsonian1971

1971 Neenah-menasha Northwestern (Oshkosh, Wisconsin) 20 Dec. 1/3 The air was cleared by the historic ‘Smithsonian agreement’ reached in Washington during the weekend by the world's 10 leading non-Communist nations.

1978 N.Y. Times 30 Mar. d1/6 The yen..was repegged at the Smithsonian rate of 308 to the dollar in December 1971.

1986 Times 3 Jan. 16/1 Sterling had started the year by..recovering to just over 78 on the Smithsonian index.

2016 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 17 Apr. It has been 30 years since the Louvre Accord (an upgrade to the Smithsonian Agreement).

B. n.

Chiefly with the. The Smithsonian Institution. See Smithsonian Institution n. at Compounds.

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society > education > place of education > [noun] > educational institution > specific institutions > the Smithsonian

Smithsonian Institution1826

Smithsonian1856

1856 Michigan Jrnl. Educ. 2 172 Your plans and programme of Organization is a most capital one, and you may be assured that the Smithsonian will co-operate in every possible way.

1878 Inter Ocean (Chicago) 16 Jan. 4/3 The petition is signed by Young of Princeton; Pierce of Harvard:..Henry, Smithsonian;..and Stone, of Cincinnati.

a1936 R. Kipling Something of Myself (1937) v. 123 The Smithsonian, specially on the ethnological side, was a pleasant place to browse in.

1983 L. Taylor Mourning Dress vi. 132 The Smithsonian's second example is a shoulder cape of deepest mourning.

2015 Independent (Nexis) 28 Jan. They assured U.S. congressional leaders that the Smithsonian will not seek federal funding to support the expansion.

Compounds

Smithsonian Institution n. (also erroneously Smithsonian Institute) an educational and research complex founded in 1846 in Washington, D.C., from an endowment by James Lewis Smithson (1764–1829), which now consists of a large group of museums and research centres administered by the United States government.

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society > education > place of education > [noun] > educational institution > specific institutions > the Smithsonian

Smithsonian Institution1826

Smithsonian1856

1826 J. Smithson Will 23 Oct. in Niles' Reg. (1836) 2 Jan. 310/2 I then bequeath the whole of my property, subject to the Annuity..to the United States of America, to found, at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men.

1836 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 1 Jan. The following is the committee..for the purpose of founding an Institution at Washington to be called the Smithsonian Institute.

1901 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 27 Oct. 4/4 The Smithsonian Institution has recently acquired the most remarkably artificial pearl in existence.

1954 W. McCullough Illustr. Handbk. Child Care vii. 144 We saw the Smithsonian Institute and art galleries today.

2013 Observer 1 Sept. (New Review section) 7/4 It was only a fortnight ago that the Smithsonian Institution announced the classification of an entirely new animal, the olinguito.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	smithsonian
释义	Smithsonianadj.n. Brit. /smɪθˈsəʊnɪən/, U.S. /ˌsmɪθˈsoʊniən/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Smithson , -ian suffix. Etymology: < the name of James Lewis Smithson (1764–1829), English chemist and mineralogist, who endowed the Institution in Washington, D.C. + -ian suffix. Compare smithsonite n.The illegitimate son of Hugh Percy (formerly Smithson), 1st Duke of Northumberland, Smithson was born in Paris, France as Jacques Louie Macie (later altered to James Lewis Macie); he adopted his biological father's birth surname in 1801. A. adj. 1. Of or relating to James Lewis Smithson (1764–1829) or to the educational, research, and museum complex which he endowed; (also) designating this complex or a part of it.Recorded earliest in Smithsonian Institution n. at Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > education > place of education > [adjective] > educational institution > of or relating to specific institutions Smithsonian1946 1826 Will of James Smithson 23 Oct. in Niles' Register (1836) 2 Jan. 310/2 I then bequeath the whole of my property, subject to the Annuity..to the United States of America, to found, at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men. 1836 U. S. Tel. 21 Jan. Mr Chapin asked the House to consider..the Report of the Select Committee on the Smithsonian Legacy. 1885 Nevada State Jrnl. 15 Apr. 3/2 I was not able even to command..my former Smithsonian regentship. 1946 Nature 7 Sept. 329/1 Study of precise solar–terrestrial relationships has been a major Smithsonian activity for many years. 1991 J. Allen Biosphere Two 37 Adey had built several mesocosms , intermediate sized living ecological demonstration models, at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum. 2004 Smithsonian Sept. 14/1 The work performed at those sites..has a cumulative authority born of decades of continual observation by Smithsonian researchers. 2. Economics. Designating an agreement concerning the restoration of fixed parities between the major world currencies, concluded in December 1971 between the members of the International Monetary Fund, at the Smithsonian Institution; (also) of or relating to this agreement. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > value of money > [adjective] > fixed > parities of world currency Smithsonian1971 1971 Neenah-menasha Northwestern (Oshkosh, Wisconsin) 20 Dec. 1/3 The air was cleared by the historic ‘Smithsonian agreement’ reached in Washington during the weekend by the world's 10 leading non-Communist nations. 1978 N.Y. Times 30 Mar. d1/6 The yen..was repegged at the Smithsonian rate of 308 to the dollar in December 1971. 1986 Times 3 Jan. 16/1 Sterling had started the year by..recovering to just over 78 on the Smithsonian index. 2016 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 17 Apr. It has been 30 years since the Louvre Accord (an upgrade to the Smithsonian Agreement). B. n. Chiefly with the. The Smithsonian Institution. See Smithsonian Institution n. at Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > education > place of education > [noun] > educational institution > specific institutions > the Smithsonian Smithsonian Institution1826 Smithsonian1856 1856 Michigan Jrnl. Educ. 2 172 Your plans and programme of Organization is a most capital one, and you may be assured that the Smithsonian will co-operate in every possible way. 1878 Inter Ocean (Chicago) 16 Jan. 4/3 The petition is signed by Young of Princeton; Pierce of Harvard:..Henry, Smithsonian;..and Stone, of Cincinnati. a1936 R. Kipling Something of Myself (1937) v. 123 The Smithsonian, specially on the ethnological side, was a pleasant place to browse in. 1983 L. Taylor Mourning Dress vi. 132 The Smithsonian's second example is a shoulder cape of deepest mourning. 2015 Independent (Nexis) 28 Jan. They assured U.S. congressional leaders that the Smithsonian will not seek federal funding to support the expansion. Compounds Smithsonian Institution n. (also erroneously Smithsonian Institute) an educational and research complex founded in 1846 in Washington, D.C., from an endowment by James Lewis Smithson (1764–1829), which now consists of a large group of museums and research centres administered by the United States government. ΘΚΠ society > education > place of education > [noun] > educational institution > specific institutions > the Smithsonian Smithsonian Institution1826 Smithsonian1856 1826 J. Smithson Will 23 Oct. in Niles' Reg. (1836) 2 Jan. 310/2 I then bequeath the whole of my property, subject to the Annuity..to the United States of America, to found, at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men. 1836 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 1 Jan. The following is the committee..for the purpose of founding an Institution at Washington to be called the Smithsonian Institute. 1901 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 27 Oct. 4/4 The Smithsonian Institution has recently acquired the most remarkably artificial pearl in existence. 1954 W. McCullough Illustr. Handbk. Child Care vii. 144 We saw the Smithsonian Institute and art galleries today. 2013 Observer 1 Sept. (New Review section) 7/4 It was only a fortnight ago that the Smithsonian Institution announced the classification of an entirely new animal, the olinguito. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1826
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