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单词 whatnot
释义 whatnot
\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: from the query what not?, from what (I) + not
1.
 a. : any of various other things that might also be mentioned
  < electric refrigerators, washing machines, radios, television sets, or whatnot — F.L.Allen >
  < stockbrokers, solictors, auctioneers, whatnot — John Galsworthy >
  < every aspect — historical, geographical, and whatnot — of tea — Mollie Panter-Downes >
  < some other thing (intuitionism or whatnot) — J.H.Muirhead >
  < beaches, parks … harbors, and a lot of less worthy government whatnots may benefit — Hale Champion >
 b. : a nondescript person or thing
  < the biggest souvenir of all the gimmicks and whatnots … a huge globe — Springfield (Massachusetts) Republican >
 c. : miscellany
  < a straggling army of human whatnot (adventurers, scientists, convict laborers) — Time >
2. : a light open set of shelves for bric-a-brac
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