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单词 petrific
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Definition of petrific in English:

petrific

adjective pɪˈtrɪfɪk
rare
  • 1Having the quality of petrifying or turning into stone; causing petrifaction; (Medicine) †causing the formation of a calculus (obsolete).

  • 2Petrified, stony.

Origin

Mid 17th century; earliest use found in John Milton (1608–1674), poet and polemicist. From post-classical Latin petrificus causing petrifaction from classical Latin petra rock, stone + -ficus.

Definition of petrific in US English:

petrific

adjectivepɪˈtrɪfɪk
rare
  • 1Having the quality of petrifying or turning into stone; causing petrifaction; (Medicine) †causing the formation of a calculus (obsolete).

  • 2Petrified, stony.

Origin

Mid 17th century; earliest use found in John Milton (1608–1674), poet and polemicist. From post-classical Latin petrificus causing petrifaction from classical Latin petra rock, stone + -ficus.

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