单词 | Scenite |
释义 | Scenite/ˈsiːnʌɪt/noun A person (typically a nomad) who lives in a tent; especially a nomadic Arab; a Bedouin. Now rare ( historical in later use). adjective That lives in a tent, tent-dwelling, nomadic; relating to this way of life; especially designating a nomadic Arab; Bedouin. OriginLate 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Newton (d. 1607), translator and Church of England clergyman. From classical Latin Scēnītes (Pliny) from Hellenistic Greek σκηνίτης from ancient Greek σκηνή tent + -ίτης. |
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