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单词 sub camino
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sub caminoadj.adv.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin sub camino.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin sub camino (1700 or earlier) < classical Latin sub (see sub- prefix) + camīnō , ablative of camīnus furnace, forge, oven (see chimney n.).
Obsolete. rare.
A. adj.
Designating a degree taken by defending a thesis in private rather than publicly.
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1672 R. Wittie Scarbroughs Spagyrical Anatomizer Dissected To Rdr. sig. a3 After a Fourthnights sojourning, and a private Examination like that of Schoolboyes when they are admitted Freshmen into our Colledges, he was dubd with a degree Sub Camino, to wit, under the Chimney.
1734 T. Short Nat. Hist. Mineral Waters 132 He posts off to one of the obscure Universities in Holland or France, gets dubbed Doctor with a sub Camino Degree in Physick.
B. adv.
Of the taking of a degree: by defending a thesis in private rather than publicly.
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1701 E. Veryard Acct. Divers Choice Remarks 8 Degrees are, here taken, either more Majorum (as they call it) by defending certain Thesis publickly; or Sub camino, that is, privately, to save Charges.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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