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coelacanthine
adj 2
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3VERB + COELACANTHINE
like, seem, study
COELACANTHINE + NOUN
oddity, survival
PREP.
from, in
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adj
1
Pertaining to, or having the properties of, a coelacanth (fish).
2
Extremely old-fashioned or atavistic.
It must always be remembered that although to an adult a particular belief may seem like a coelacanthine survival from the past, to the schoolchild who learns it from his mate the belief is a novelty; it is something just learnt, and often excitingly full of possibility for his immediate welfare.
[…] but a few people, like Steffens, found him attractive not simply because he was rich and useful but also because he was an object of study, a coelacanthine oddity in the natural history of commerce.
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It must always be remembered that although to an adult a particular belief may seem like a coelacanthine survival from the past, to the schoolchild who learns it from his mate the belief is a novelty;
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[…] but a few people, like Steffens, found him attractive not simply because he was rich and useful but also because he was an object of study, a coelacanthine oddity in the natural history of commerc
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