elegiaco-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is always maintained on the third syllable. If the subsequent element is an existing word, it is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. elegiaco-amorous Brit.

/ɛlᵻˌdʒʌɪəkəʊˈam(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/ˌɛləˈˌdʒaɪəkoʊˈæm(ə)rəs/.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: elegiac adj., -o- connective.

Etymology: < elegiac adj. + -o- connective.Attested in a small number of formations, exemplified below.

Forming adjectives with the sense ‘elegiac and ——’.

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1832 T. Carlyle in Fraser's Mag. Apr. 255 We named Rousseau's Confessions an elegiaco-didactic Poem.

1832 T. Carlyle in Edinb. Rev. July 347 His poetic melody takes an elegiaco-tragical character.

1956 Hispania 39 276/2 The total absence of elegiaco-amorous feeling in Hugo.

1998 I. Pilshchikov in N. Cornwell Ref. Guide Russ. Lit. 143/2 The elegiaco-epistolary communicative structure..disintegrated.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	elegiaco-
释义	elegiaco-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is always maintained on the third syllable. If the subsequent element is an existing word, it is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. elegiaco-amorous Brit. /ɛlᵻˌdʒʌɪəkəʊˈam(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ˌɛləˈˌdʒaɪəkoʊˈæm(ə)rəs/. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: elegiac adj., -o- connective. Etymology: < elegiac adj. + -o- connective.Attested in a small number of formations, exemplified below. Forming adjectives with the sense ‘elegiac and ——’. ΚΠ 1832 T. Carlyle in Fraser's Mag. Apr. 255 We named Rousseau's Confessions an elegiaco-didactic Poem. 1832 T. Carlyle in Edinb. Rev. July 347 His poetic melody takes an elegiaco-tragical character. 1956 Hispania 39 276/2 The total absence of elegiaco-amorous feeling in Hugo. 1998 I. Pilshchikov in N. Cornwell Ref. Guide Russ. Lit. 143/2 The elegiaco-epistolary communicative structure..disintegrated. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1832
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