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单词 affabulatory
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affabulatoryadj.

Forms: 1600s affabulatorie, 1600s affabulatory.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin affabulat- , affabulari , -ory suffix2.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin affabulat-, past participial stem of affabulari affabulate v. + -ory suffix2. Compare earlier affabulate v., affabulation n.
Obsolete. rare.
Of the nature of a moral or practical lesson; of or relating to the presentation of a moral.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > serious saying, dictum > [adjective]
affabulatory1652
the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > advice > [adjective] > exhortatory of a text, etc.
moralc1390
virtuousc1405
paraenetical1574
affabulatory1652
paraenetic1656
1652 T. Urquhart Εκσκυβαλαυρον 278 Allegories of all sorts, whether Apologal, Affabulatory, Parabolary, [etc.].
1653 T. Urquhart Logopandecteision iv. 63 Jeers, jests, and pranks; all which to avow not to be as truly expressed, by that affabulatory manner of speech.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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