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词汇 Aesopic
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Definition of Aesopic in English:

Aesopic

(also Esopic)
adjective iːˈsɒpɪk
  • 1Of, relating to, or characteristic of Aesop, a semi-legendary Greek fabulist of the 6th cent. b.c.

  • 2In relation to Russian and (Soviet) Communist literature: using a style or language that has hidden or ambiguous meaning, especially as a device to disguise dissident political writing in allegorical form and so avoid official censorship.

Origin

Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Ralph Cudworth (1617–1688), philosopher and theologian. From post-classical Latin Aesopicus from ancient Greek Αἰσωπικός (Aristophanes) from Αἴσωπος (classical Latin Aesōpus) Aesop + -ικός.

Definition of Aesopic in US English:

Aesopic

(also Esopic)
adjectiveiːˈsɒpɪk
  • 1Of, relating to, or characteristic of Aesop, a semi-legendary Greek fabulist of the 6th cent. b.c.

  • 2In relation to Russian and (Soviet) Communist literature: using a style or language that has hidden or ambiguous meaning, especially as a device to disguise dissident political writing in allegorical form and so avoid official censorship.

Origin

Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Ralph Cudworth (1617–1688), philosopher and theologian. From post-classical Latin Aesopicus from ancient Greek Αἰσωπικός (Aristophanes) from Αἴσωπος (classical Latin Aesōpus) Aesop + -ικός.

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