Prix de Romen.

Brit.

/ˌpriː də ˈrəʊm/,

/ˌpriː də ˈrɒm/, U.S.

/ˌpri də ˈroʊm/

Inflections: Plural unchanged.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French prix de Rome.

Etymology: < French prix de Rome, literally ‘prize of Rome’ (although this is first attested slightly later: 1859 or earlier), short for grand prix de Rome (1845 or earlier) < grand grand adj. + prix prize (see price n.) + de of (see de prep.) + Rome , the name of the capital city of Italy (see Rome n.).

Now historical.

In full Grand Prix de Rome. Any of a group of prizes awarded annually by the French government to encourage and foster artistic talent. Also: a winner of one of these prizes.The award was established by Louis XIV in 1666 for competition by young painters and sculptors. It was extended in 1720 to include architects, and in 1803 to include musicians and engravers; the awards were discontinued in 1968. The winner of the first prize in each category was entitled to a period of study in Rome.

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society > leisure > the arts > artist > [noun] > winner of specific prize

Prix de Rome1851

society > leisure > the arts > the arts in general > [noun] > prize

Prix de Rome1851

1851 Times 11 Aug. 3/5 M. Gounod, in spite of the lapse of ten years since the ‘prix de Rome’, was a beginner in the dramatic field of composition.

1889 F. F. Buffen Mus. Celebr. 53 At the age of nineteen Gounod succeeded in gaining the second ‘Prix de Rome’ for his cantata, ‘Marie Stuart et Rizzio’, and in 1839 took the ‘Grand Prix’ with his composition of ‘Fernand’.

1906 W. J. Locke Beloved Vagabond (1907) xvi. 204 ‘You a Prix de Rome, Master?’ ‘Yes, my son, in Architecture.’

1932 Deming (New Mexico) Headlight (Electronic text) 11 Mar. She won the Grand Prix de Rome in 1920 by a unanimous vote.

1968 ‘S. Jay’ Sleepers can Kill xv. 153 Oh, well, there goes the Prix de Rome. He put the charcoal down.

1992 Independent 27 Oct. 11/3 In the School of Architecture, she graduated in 1929 with first class honours. A Prix de Rome finalist, she also won the Zimmern Travelling Fellowship.

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

单词	prix de rome
释义	Prix de Romen. Brit. /ˌpriː də ˈrəʊm/, /ˌpriː də ˈrɒm/, U.S. /ˌpri də ˈroʊm/ Inflections: Plural unchanged. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French prix de Rome. Etymology: < French prix de Rome, literally ‘prize of Rome’ (although this is first attested slightly later: 1859 or earlier), short for grand prix de Rome (1845 or earlier) < grand grand adj. + prix prize (see price n.) + de of (see de prep.) + Rome , the name of the capital city of Italy (see Rome n.). Now historical. In full Grand Prix de Rome. Any of a group of prizes awarded annually by the French government to encourage and foster artistic talent. Also: a winner of one of these prizes.The award was established by Louis XIV in 1666 for competition by young painters and sculptors. It was extended in 1720 to include architects, and in 1803 to include musicians and engravers; the awards were discontinued in 1968. The winner of the first prize in each category was entitled to a period of study in Rome. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > artist > [noun] > winner of specific prize Prix de Rome1851 society > leisure > the arts > the arts in general > [noun] > prize Prix de Rome1851 1851 Times 11 Aug. 3/5 M. Gounod, in spite of the lapse of ten years since the ‘prix de Rome’, was a beginner in the dramatic field of composition. 1889 F. F. Buffen Mus. Celebr. 53 At the age of nineteen Gounod succeeded in gaining the second ‘Prix de Rome’ for his cantata, ‘Marie Stuart et Rizzio’, and in 1839 took the ‘Grand Prix’ with his composition of ‘Fernand’. 1906 W. J. Locke Beloved Vagabond (1907) xvi. 204 ‘You a Prix de Rome, Master?’ ‘Yes, my son, in Architecture.’ 1932 Deming (New Mexico) Headlight (Electronic text) 11 Mar. She won the Grand Prix de Rome in 1920 by a unanimous vote. 1968 ‘S. Jay’ Sleepers can Kill xv. 153 Oh, well, there goes the Prix de Rome. He put the charcoal down. 1992 Independent 27 Oct. 11/3 In the School of Architecture, she graduated in 1929 with first class honours. A Prix de Rome finalist, she also won the Zimmern Travelling Fellowship. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1851
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