单词 | danite |
释义 | Danite in American English (ˈdænˌaɪt) adjective 1. of the Hebrew tribe of Dan noun 2. a member of this tribe 3. US a member of an alleged secret Mormon organization, supposed to have been formed about 1838 Danite in American English (ˈdænait) noun 1. a member of the tribe of Dan 2. a member of an alleged secret order of Mormons supposed to have been formed about1837 Word origin [1525–35; dan + -ite1]This word is first recorded in the period 1525–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: evangelical, folio, function, invest, signature-ite is a suffix of nouns denoting esp. persons associated with a place, tribe, leader,doctrine, system, etc. (Campbellite; Israelite; laborite); minerals and fossils (ammonite; anthracite); explosives (cordite; dynamite); chemical compounds, esp. salts of acids whose names end in -ous (phosphite; sulfite); pharmaceutical and commercial products (vulcanite); a member or component of a part of the body (somite) |
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