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banausic
[ buh-naw-sik, -zik ]
adjective
- serving utilitarian purposes only; mechanical; practical:
architecture that was more banausic than inspired.
banausic
/ əˈɔːɪ /
adjective
- merely mechanical; materialistic; utilitarian
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of banausic1
C19: from Greek banausikos for mechanics, from baunos forge
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The burghers began to tune the melodies of a new music: a banausic artisan song.
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The gainful occupations, or any occupations pursued for gain, were "banausic," which meant that they had an effect opposite to that of cultivation.
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Compare the category of banausic trades in de Off, 1.
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