Olmecanadj.

Brit.

/ɒlˈmɛk(ə)n/, U.S.

/ɑlˈmɛk(ə)n/,

/oʊlˈmɛk(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Spanish lexical item. Etymons: Olmeca n., -an suffix.

Etymology: < Olmeca n. + -an suffix (M. H. Saville 1929, in Indian Notes (Mus. American Indian, Heye Foundation) 6: see quot. 1929), after Spanish Olmego. Compare:1927 H. Beyer in El México Antiguo 2 306 (caption) Idolo Olmego di Piedra Verdosa.1929 M. H. Saville in Indian Notes (Mus. Amer. Indian, Heye Foundation) 6 280 Beyer published a picture of what he calls ‘an Olmecan idol’ formerly in his possession and now in a private collection.

Archaeology (now rare).

Belonging to or characteristic of the prehistoric Olmec civilization; = Olmec n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > a civilization or culture > [adjective] > specific prehistoric

Bronze Age1863

Iron Age1868

Cromerian1922

Olmecan1929

Ahrensburg1931

Ghassulian1931

Yuma1932

Dorset1933

Oldowan1934

Cortaillod1940

Clovis1943

Olmec1943

Ahrensburgian1950

Ubaid1952

Olmecoid1956

pre-Clovis1962

Lapita1971

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > period, movement, or school of art > non-European periods or movements > [adjective] > Mexican

Olmecan1929

Olmec1943

Olmecoid1956

1929 M. H. Saville in Indian Notes (Mus. Amer. Indian, Heye Foundation) 6 285 This peculiar type of mask may be safely assigned to the ancient Olmecan culture, which apparently had its center in the San Andrés Tuxtla area around Lake Catemaco, and extended down to the coast of the Gulf of Mexico in the southern part of the state of Vera Cruz.

1952 P. Drucker et al. La Venta 227 In brief, Monte Albán culture cannot be reckoned basically Olmecan, nor can it be derived from an Olmec source.

1963 O. Niemeyer & P. F. Damaz Art in Lat. Amer. Archit. (caption) 27 Stone head from La Venta, Olmecan culture.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	olmecan
释义	Olmecanadj. Brit. /ɒlˈmɛk(ə)n/, U.S. /ɑlˈmɛk(ə)n/, /oʊlˈmɛk(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Spanish lexical item. Etymons: Olmeca n., -an suffix. Etymology: < Olmeca n. + -an suffix (M. H. Saville 1929, in Indian Notes (Mus. American Indian, Heye Foundation) 6: see quot. 1929), after Spanish Olmego. Compare:1927 H. Beyer in El México Antiguo 2 306 (caption) Idolo Olmego di Piedra Verdosa.1929 M. H. Saville in Indian Notes (Mus. Amer. Indian, Heye Foundation) 6 280 Beyer published a picture of what he calls ‘an Olmecan idol’ formerly in his possession and now in a private collection. Archaeology (now rare). Belonging to or characteristic of the prehistoric Olmec civilization; = Olmec n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > a civilization or culture > [adjective] > specific prehistoric Bronze Age1863 Iron Age1868 Cromerian1922 Olmecan1929 Ahrensburg1931 Ghassulian1931 Yuma1932 Dorset1933 Oldowan1934 Cortaillod1940 Clovis1943 Olmec1943 Ahrensburgian1950 Ubaid1952 Olmecoid1956 pre-Clovis1962 Lapita1971 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > period, movement, or school of art > non-European periods or movements > [adjective] > Mexican Olmecan1929 Olmec1943 Olmecoid1956 1929 M. H. Saville in Indian Notes (Mus. Amer. Indian, Heye Foundation) 6 285 This peculiar type of mask may be safely assigned to the ancient Olmecan culture, which apparently had its center in the San Andrés Tuxtla area around Lake Catemaco, and extended down to the coast of the Gulf of Mexico in the southern part of the state of Vera Cruz. 1952 P. Drucker et al. La Venta 227 In brief, Monte Albán culture cannot be reckoned basically Olmecan, nor can it be derived from an Olmec source. 1963 O. Niemeyer & P. F. Damaz Art in Lat. Amer. Archit. (caption) 27 Stone head from La Venta, Olmecan culture. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1929
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