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词汇 Homeric catalogue
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Definition of Homeric catalogue in English:

Homeric catalogue

(US Homeric catalog)
noun

  • 1(Also more fully "Homeric catalogue of ships") a long and detailed listing of the contingents of the Achaean forces which sailed to Troy, given in the second book of Homer's Iliad.

  • 2(By extension) any similarly long or encyclopedic list.

Origin

Early 19th century; earliest use found in John Aikin (1747–1822), physician and writer.

Definition of Homeric catalogue in US English:

Homeric catalogue

(US Homeric catalog)
noun

  • 1(Also more fully "Homeric catalogue of ships") a long and detailed listing of the contingents of the Achaean forces which sailed to Troy, given in the second book of Homer's Iliad.

  • 2(By extension) any similarly long or encyclopedic list.

Origin

Early 19th century; earliest use found in John Aikin (1747–1822), physician and writer.
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