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单词 Homerite
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Definition of Homerite in English:

Homerite

noun ˈhəʊmərʌɪt
disused, historical
  • Chiefly in plural A member of an ancient people who inhabited the south-western part of the Arabian peninsula and ruled much of southern Arabia until the 6th cent.

Origin

Early 17th century; earliest use found in Samuel Purchas (bap. 1577, d. 1626), geographical editor and compiler and Church of England clergyman. From classical Latin Homeritae, plural (Pliny) and its etymon Hellenistic Greek Ὁμηρῖται, plural; compare -ite. Compare French Homerite.

Definition of Homerite in US English:

Homerite

nounˈhəʊmərʌɪt
disused, historical
  • Chiefly in plural A member of an ancient people who inhabited the south-western part of the Arabian peninsula and ruled much of southern Arabia until the 6th cent.

Origin

Early 17th century; earliest use found in Samuel Purchas (bap. 1577, d. 1626), geographical editor and compiler and Church of England clergyman. From classical Latin Homeritae, plural (Pliny) and its etymon Hellenistic Greek Ὁμηρῖται, plural; compare -ite. Compare French Homerite.

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