meio-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. meiofauna n.

Forms: 1800s– meio-, 1800s– mio-.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymon: Greek μείων.

Etymology: < ancient Greek μείων lesser, less ( < the same Indo-European base as classical Latin minor minor adj.); compare -o- connective; in English use perhaps after French meïonite meionite n. Compare Byzantine Greek μειο- (in e.g. μειόϕρων thoughtless, μειοπυρεξία remission of fever; already in ancient Greek in (prevocalic) form μειον-, in μειονεκτεῖν to have too little, to be poor, μειονεξία taking less than one's due), combining form of ancient Greek μείων.Used in combination with second elements of Greek origin. The form meio- has been standardized in formations in the fields of botany and biology, mio- in formations in palaeontology and geology (see mio- comb. form). Attested from the first half of the 19th cent. Most formations are native formations in English.

Botany and Biology.

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1. Forming nouns and adjectives with the sense ‘lesser’ or ‘smaller’ (in respect of the entity or quality denoted by the second element), as meionite; = mio- comb. form.

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2. Forming nouns and adjectives denoting or designating a stage or level intermediate between ones denoted or designated by such terms as macro- and micro-, as meiobenthos, meiofauna. Cf. mio- comb. form.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	meio-
释义	meio-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. meiofauna n. Forms: 1800s– meio-, 1800s– mio-. Origin: A borrowing from Greek; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymon: Greek μείων. Etymology: < ancient Greek μείων lesser, less ( < the same Indo-European base as classical Latin minor minor adj.); compare -o- connective; in English use perhaps after French meïonite meionite n. Compare Byzantine Greek μειο- (in e.g. μειόϕρων thoughtless, μειοπυρεξία remission of fever; already in ancient Greek in (prevocalic) form μειον-, in μειονεκτεῖν to have too little, to be poor, μειονεξία taking less than one's due), combining form of ancient Greek μείων.Used in combination with second elements of Greek origin. The form meio- has been standardized in formations in the fields of botany and biology, mio- in formations in palaeontology and geology (see mio- comb. form). Attested from the first half of the 19th cent. Most formations are native formations in English. Botany and Biology. Categories » 1. Forming nouns and adjectives with the sense ‘lesser’ or ‘smaller’ (in respect of the entity or quality denoted by the second element), as meionite; = mio- comb. form. Categories » 2. Forming nouns and adjectives denoting or designating a stage or level intermediate between ones denoted or designated by such terms as macro- and micro-, as meiobenthos, meiofauna. Cf. mio- comb. form. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < comb. form
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