metaphysico-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. metaphysico-ethical Brit.

/mɛtəˌfɪzᵻkəʊˈɛθᵻkl/, U.S.

/ˌmɛdəˌfɪzəkoʊˈɛθək(ə)l/.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: metaphysic adj., -o- connective.

Etymology: < metaphysic adj. + -o- connective, probably after post-classical Latin metaphysico- (1614 in metaphysico-physicus, 18th cent. in metaphysico-hypotheticus, metaphysico-moralis, metaphysico-psychologicus, 1808 in metaphysico-medicus). Compare French métaphysico- (1759 in métaphysico-théologo-cosmolonigologie).Earliest in 18th cent. in compounds illustrated below.

Forming adjectives with the sense ‘metaphysical and ——’, as metaphysico-ethical, metaphysico-legal, metaphysico-theological, etc. Also (occasionally) forming nouns in sense ‘of a metaphysical kind’, as metaphysico-psychologist.

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1757 Bp. W. Warburton Lett. (1809) 229 Pray ask our friend..whether my metaphysico-ethical philosophy be right.

1776 J. Bentham Fragm. on Govt. iv. §16 A certain metaphysico-legal impotence.

1819 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1959) IV. 973 A work of merely general and metaphysico-theological interest.

1848 D. G. Rossetti Let. 20 Aug. (1965) I. 40 Hunt's stanzas..partook of the metaphysico-mysterioso-obscure.

1850 H. L. Mansel Lett., Lect. & Rev. (1873) 12 Another metaphysico-grammatical theory.

1883 Cent. Mag. Mar. 659/2 My father was outspoken in defense of his own clearly defined opinions on the metaphysico-theological questions involved.

1904 Q. Rev. July 266 The absence of the metaphysico-religious element in his constitution.

1904 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 15 Oct. 961 ‘Responsibility’ was not a medical conception: it was a metaphysico-legal conception.

1905 Spectator 28 Jan. (Suppl.) 119/1 One of those extremely clever and almost painfully ‘up-to-date’ metaphysico-theological books which America produces in such abundance.

1936 L. S. Stebbing in C. Day Lewis & L. S. Stebbing Imagination & Thinking 15 The truth of this statement is logically independent of any metaphysico-psychologist's -ism.

1955 H. B. Acton Illusion of Epoch 3 The criticisms that apply no more to it than they do to other metaphysico-ethical systems.

1991 Philos. Rev. 100 474 This is a sequel to, or perhaps a popularization of, the author's first book, propagandizing for the earlier work's metaphysico-logico-semantical project.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	metaphysico-
释义	metaphysico-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. metaphysico-ethical Brit. /mɛtəˌfɪzᵻkəʊˈɛθᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌmɛdəˌfɪzəkoʊˈɛθək(ə)l/. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: metaphysic adj., -o- connective. Etymology: < metaphysic adj. + -o- connective, probably after post-classical Latin metaphysico- (1614 in metaphysico-physicus, 18th cent. in metaphysico-hypotheticus, metaphysico-moralis, metaphysico-psychologicus, 1808 in metaphysico-medicus). Compare French métaphysico- (1759 in métaphysico-théologo-cosmolonigologie).Earliest in 18th cent. in compounds illustrated below. Forming adjectives with the sense ‘metaphysical and ——’, as metaphysico-ethical, metaphysico-legal, metaphysico-theological, etc. Also (occasionally) forming nouns in sense ‘of a metaphysical kind’, as metaphysico-psychologist. ΚΠ 1757 Bp. W. Warburton Lett. (1809) 229 Pray ask our friend..whether my metaphysico-ethical philosophy be right. 1776 J. Bentham Fragm. on Govt. iv. §16 A certain metaphysico-legal impotence. 1819 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1959) IV. 973 A work of merely general and metaphysico-theological interest. 1848 D. G. Rossetti Let. 20 Aug. (1965) I. 40 Hunt's stanzas..partook of the metaphysico-mysterioso-obscure. 1850 H. L. Mansel Lett., Lect. & Rev. (1873) 12 Another metaphysico-grammatical theory. 1883 Cent. Mag. Mar. 659/2 My father was outspoken in defense of his own clearly defined opinions on the metaphysico-theological questions involved. 1904 Q. Rev. July 266 The absence of the metaphysico-religious element in his constitution. 1904 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 15 Oct. 961 ‘Responsibility’ was not a medical conception: it was a metaphysico-legal conception. 1905 Spectator 28 Jan. (Suppl.) 119/1 One of those extremely clever and almost painfully ‘up-to-date’ metaphysico-theological books which America produces in such abundance. 1936 L. S. Stebbing in C. Day Lewis & L. S. Stebbing Imagination & Thinking 15 The truth of this statement is logically independent of any metaphysico-psychologist's -ism. 1955 H. B. Acton Illusion of Epoch 3 The criticisms that apply no more to it than they do to other metaphysico-ethical systems. 1991 Philos. Rev. 100 474 This is a sequel to, or perhaps a popularization of, the author's first book, propagandizing for the earlier work's metaphysico-logico-semantical project. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1757
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