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- Title
The origin of the words ‘tenebrific’ and ‘tenebrificous’.
- Authors
Whiteley, Giles
- Abstract
The article considers the origins of the words "tenebrific" and "tenebrificous," using the "Oxford English Dictionary (OED)" entries as a starting point. The OED discusses Scottish poet Robert Burns 1785 "poem "Epistle to Davie" and a 1714 essay by Joseph Addison in the periodical "The Spectator" as the first instances of the words used. However, the author refers to the 1772 review of John Gibson’s "The Principles, Elements, or Primary Particles of Bodies, Inquired Into," attributed to William Bewley, which appeared in the "Monthly Review," as the first use of "tenebrific" cited to date. .
- Subjects
ENGLISH etymology; HISTORY of the English language; ETYMOLOGY; BURNS, Robert, 1759-1796; ADDISON, Joseph, 1672-1719; BEWLEY, William; OXFORD English Dictionary
- Publication
Notes & Queries, 2018, Vol 65, Issue 3, p310
- ISSN
0029-3970
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/notesj/gjy097