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单词 propugnaculum
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Definition of propugnaculum in English:

propugnaculum

noun ˌprəʊpʌɡˈnakjʊləm
  • A bulwark, a rampart. Also figurative: something which affords defence or protection.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in James Boswell (1740–1795), lawyer, diarist, and biographer of Samuel Johnson. From classical Latin prōpugnāculum bulwark, rampart, defence, protection, defence in argument from prōpugnāre + -culum. Compare Spanish propugnáculo, Portuguese propugnáculo, and Italian propugnacolo.

Definition of propugnaculum in US English:

propugnaculum

nounˌprəʊpʌɡˈnakjʊləm
  • A bulwark, a rampart. Also figurative: something which affords defence or protection.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in James Boswell (1740–1795), lawyer, diarist, and biographer of Samuel Johnson. From classical Latin prōpugnāculum bulwark, rampart, defence, protection, defence in argument from prōpugnāre + -culum. Compare Spanish propugnáculo, Portuguese propugnáculo, and Italian propugnacolo.

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