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Druidical en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /dɹuːˈɪdɪk(ə)l/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree English Druid Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English Druidical From Druid + -ical.

Meanings

1. Druidic; pertaining to the Druids.
   • In the village of Wreay, five miles south of Carlisle, with the Lake District to one side and the Pennines to the other, can be found a strange, almost Druidical church adorned throughout with carved pinecones. 2012, Frances Wilson, “Evergreen Architecture”, in Literary Review, section 402:
   • They are of a malignant disposition, but great lovers of dancing. At night they sport around the Druidical monuments. 1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 441:

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