BESTIARY

Meaning of BESTIARY in English

[ 'bɛstɪəri ]

■ noun ( plural bestiaries ) a treatise on animals, especially a medieval work with a moralizing tone.

Origin

C19: from med. L. bestiarium , from L. bestia 'beast'.

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BESTIARY — noun (plural -aries) Etymology: Medieval Latin bestiarium, from Latin, neuter of bestiarius of beasts, from bestia Date: 1840 a medieval …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BESTIARY — Medieval European work in verse or prose, often illustrated, consisting of a collection of stories, each based on a description …
Английский словарь Британика
BESTIARY — -s(h)chēˌerē, -stēˌ- noun ( -es ) Etymology: Medieval Latin bestiarium, from Latin, neuter of bestiarius of beasts, from bestia beast …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BESTIARY — (n.) A treatise on beasts; esp., one of the moralizing or allegorical beast tales written in the Middle Ages.
Английский словарь Webster
BESTIARY — — bestiarist /bes"chee euhr ist, -cheuhr-, bees"-/ , n. /bes"chee er'ee, bees"-/ , n. , pl. bestiaries . a collection …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BESTIARY — n. allegorical work on animal habits
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BESTIARY — noun ( plural -ar·ies ) Etymology: Medieval Latin bestiarium, from Latin, neuter of bestiarius of beasts, from bestia Date: 1840 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BESTIARY — add. ·noun a treatise on beasts; ·esp., one of the moralizing or allegorical beast tales written in the middle ages.
Webster English vocab
BESTIARY — [bes.ti.ary] n, pl -ar.ies [ML bestiarium, fr. L, neut. of bestiarius of beasts, fr. bestia] (1840) 1: a medieval allegorical …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BESTIARY — literary genre in the European Middle Ages consisting of a collection of stories, each based on a description of certain …
Britannica English vocabulary
BESTIARY — bestiar|y BrE AmE ˈbest i‿ər |i AmE \ ˈbes tʃi er |i ⇨ˈbeʃ-, ˈbiːs- (*) ▷ bestiar|ies iz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BESTIARY — / ˈbestɪəri; NAmE -eri/ noun ( pl. -ies ) a collection of descriptions of, or stories about, various types of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BESTIARY — bes ‧ ti ‧ ar ‧ y /ˈbestiəri $ ˈbestʃieri/ BrE AmE noun ( plural bestiaries ) [countable] [ Date: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BESTIARY — n. (pl. -ies) a moralizing medieval treatise on real and imaginary beasts. [med.L bestiarium f. L bestia beast]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BESTIARY — n. (pl. -ies) a moralizing medieval treatise on real and imaginary beasts. [ med.L bestiarium f. L bestia beast ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BESTIARY — n. (pl. -ies) a moralizing medieval treatise on real and imaginary beasts. Etymology: med.L bestiarium f. L bestia beast
Oxford English vocab
BESTIARY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ In Carrington's personal bestiary the horse was the principal icon. ▪ Later still, in a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BESTIARY — [noun] [C] - (in the Middle Ages) a book containing descriptions of real and imaginary animals which was intended to …
Cambridge English vocab
BESTIARY — n. Medieval European work in verse or prose, often illustrated, consisting of a collection of stories, each based on a …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Anagrams English vocabulary
BESTIARY — (устаревшее) средневековое собрание басен, сказок, аллегорий о животных; бестиарий
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BESTIARY — Бестиарий
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
BESTIARY — n уст. средневековое собрание басен, сказок, аллегорий о животных; бестиарий
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BESTIARY — (n) средневековое собрание басен
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
BESTIARY — n уст. средневековое собрание басен, сказок, аллегорий о животных; бестиарий
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
BESTIARY — n уст. средневековое собрание басен, сказок, аллегорий о животных; бестиарий
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BESTIARY — Бестиарий
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
BESTIARY — (устаревшее) средневековое собрание басен, сказок, аллегорий о животных; бестиарий
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BESTIARY — n. Pronunciation: ' bes-ch ē - ˌ er- ē , - ˌ e-r ē , ' besh-, ' b ē …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
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