pre-electricaladj.

Brit.

/ˌpriːᵻˈlɛktrɪkl/, U.S.

/ˌpriəˈlɛktrɪk(ə)l/,

/ˌpriiˈlɛktrɪk(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, electrical adj. and n.

Etymology: < pre- prefix + electrical adj. and n. Compare earlier pre-electric adj.

= pre-electric adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > [adjective]

pre-electric1901

pre-electrical1924

1924 Isis 6 71 Our children take it already for granted, that for them preelectrical and medieval are almost synonymous!

1947 Penguin Music Mag. May 58 The connoisseur, who has his collection of rare pre-electrical recordings carefully card-indexed.

1967 R. Silverberg Light for World i. 11 The telegraph aside, it was still a pre-electrical era. The horsecar was the chief means of transportation.

2003 D. Tedlock tr. R. Achi Mayan Drama War & Sacrifice iv. 225 The effect on voice quality recalls that of the pre-electrical phonographs whose sound passed through a wooden resonating chamber.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pre-electrical
释义	pre-electricaladj. Brit. /ˌpriːᵻˈlɛktrɪkl/, U.S. /ˌpriəˈlɛktrɪk(ə)l/, /ˌpriiˈlɛktrɪk(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, electrical adj. and n. Etymology: < pre- prefix + electrical adj. and n. Compare earlier pre-electric adj. = pre-electric adj. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > [adjective] pre-electric1901 pre-electrical1924 1924 Isis 6 71 Our children take it already for granted, that for them preelectrical and medieval are almost synonymous! 1947 Penguin Music Mag. May 58 The connoisseur, who has his collection of rare pre-electrical recordings carefully card-indexed. 1967 R. Silverberg Light for World i. 11 The telegraph aside, it was still a pre-electrical era. The horsecar was the chief means of transportation. 2003 D. Tedlock tr. R. Achi Mayan Drama War & Sacrifice iv. 225 The effect on voice quality recalls that of the pre-electrical phonographs whose sound passed through a wooden resonating chamber. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1924
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