Ximenean

发音

/hɪˈmeɪ.ni.ən/
/ˌzɪməˈniːən/

词形变化

Ximeneans 复数 Ximeneans more Ximenean 比较级 most Ximenean 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A cruciverbalist or crossword fan who shares Ximenes's beliefs about fair crossword setting.

    I managed to complete a puzzle and as Ximenes enjoyed solving it, and as I thought he might welcome the opportunity to enter a clue writing contest himself, I decided to send the puzzle to a few more Ximeneans and set the name of the author of the quotation as the word to be clued.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or pertaining to the cryptic crossword style used and defined by "Ximenes" (Derrick Somerset Macnutt), whereby an acceptable cryptic clue must have a precise definition, a fair and strictly grammatical subsidiary indication, and no redundant elements beyond these.

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  2. 2.

    Pertaining to the religious teachings and publications of Ximénez de Cisneros.

    1911, Arthur Cayley Headlam (Bishop of Gloucester), The Church Quarterly Review The Orationale is a MS. of the highest antiquity, bearing throughout a character consistent with an older date than the MSS. which underlie the Ximenean Missal and Breviary

词源

Ximénez or Ximenes + -an

来源：wiktionary