-phagycomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the syllable immediately preceding this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. rhypophagy n.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek -ϕαγία.

Etymology: < ancient Greek -ϕαγία eating (see -phagia comb. form): compare -y suffix³. Compare French -phagie (formations in which are found from at least the second half of the 19th cent.). Compare -phagia comb. form.Combining with first elements ultimately of Greek origin, such as anthropophagy n., ichthyophagy n., monophagy n., sarcophagy n., theanthropophagy n. at Theanthropos n. Derivatives, xerophagy n. (all 17th-cent.). Productive from the 17th cent. and especially in the 19th cent.

Forming nouns with the sense ‘that feeds on, or in the manner denoted or described by (the first element)’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	-phagy
释义	-phagycomb. form Primary stress is attracted to the syllable immediately preceding this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. rhypophagy n. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek -ϕαγία. Etymology: < ancient Greek -ϕαγία eating (see -phagia comb. form): compare -y suffix³. Compare French -phagie (formations in which are found from at least the second half of the 19th cent.). Compare -phagia comb. form.Combining with first elements ultimately of Greek origin, such as anthropophagy n., ichthyophagy n., monophagy n., sarcophagy n., theanthropophagy n. at Theanthropos n. Derivatives, xerophagy n. (all 17th-cent.). Productive from the 17th cent. and especially in the 19th cent. Forming nouns with the sense ‘that feeds on, or in the manner denoted or described by (the first element)’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < comb. form
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