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单词 tombal
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tombaladj.

Brit. /ˈtuːmbl/, /ˈtuːml/, /ˈtɒmbl/, U.S. /ˈtumbəl/, /ˈtuməl/, /ˈtɑmbəl/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: tomb n., -al suffix1.
Etymology: < tomb n. + -al suffix1.
Of, relating to, or reminiscent of a tomb or tombs; sepulchral. Cf. tombic adj.
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the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > burial > grave or burial-place > [adjective]
monumental1603
sepulchrala1631
tumulary1758
tombal1861
tombic1868
1861 Evening Bull. (San Francisco) 5 June It is impossible..to describe separately this large collection of tombal monuments.
1900 Daily News 3 Aug. 5/1 A beautiful tombal monument, shut in, according to French fashion, by an iron grille.
1955 V. Nabokov Lolita I. xxvi. 146 The daily headache in the opaque air of this tombal jail is disturbing, but I must persevere.
2002 Guardian (Nexis) 16 Nov. 16 The critic should view films not in the tombal gloom of a deserted cinema.., but in the company of living, breathing, chomping human beings.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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