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单词 palmary
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palmary

[ pal-muh-ree, pahl-, pah-muh- ]
/ ˈpæl mə ri, ˈpɑl-, ˈpɑ mə- /
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adjective

having or deserving to have the palm of victory or success; praiseworthy: a palmary achievement.

Origin of palmary

First recorded in1650–60, palmary is from the Latin word palmārius of, deserving a palm. See palm2, -ary

Words nearby palmary

palmar digital artery, palmar digital vein, palmar fibromatosis, palmar interosseous muscle, palmar metacarpal vein, palmary, Palmas, palmate, palmate fold, palmation, palmatisect
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Example sentences from the Web for palmary

  • Each of the palmary sites of which we have spoken has rendered up examples of early Greek temples.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4|Various
  • The group is probably the palmary example in English of that coterie-and school-verse which distinguished the seventeenth century.

    Minor Poets of the Caroline Period, Vol III|John Cleveland
  • A palmary instance of this is a metal block which Richard Pynson began to use in 1496.

    Old Picture Books|Alfred W. Pollard

British Dictionary definitions for palmary

palmary
/ (ˈpælmərɪ) /

adjective

rare worthy of praise

Word Origin for palmary

C17: from Latin palmārius relating to the palm of victory; see palm ²
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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