retroguardn.

Brit.

/ˈrɛtrə(ʊ)ɡɑːd/, U.S.

/ˈrɛtroʊˌɡɑrd/

Forms: 1500s retroguarde, 1900s– retroguard.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on an Italian lexical item. Etymons: retro- prefix, guard n.

Etymology: < retro- prefix + guard n., after Italian retroguardia (a1348; compare post-classical Latin retroguardia (12th cent. in Italian sources)). Compare rearguard n.¹

rare.

= rearguard n.¹ (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > part of army by position > [noun] > rear

back-wardc1275

rearwarda1325

reredosc1400

reward1440

back-guardc1470

rearguard1481

arrière-guard1489

retroguard1574

arrear-ward1579

forlorn hope1579

train1598

back1600

rear1604

1574 H. G. tr. G. Cataneo Most Briefe Tables Ranckes of Footemen sig. Hii And let another parte bee for a Vantgarde and Retroguarde [It. retroguardia] to the raye.

1967 S. Pacifici Mod. Ital. Novel i. 5 If the novella, the courtly and heroic romances—genres in which Italy excelled—are the novel's most direct predecessors, why did Italy find herself in the retroguard with respect to the novel?

1995 H. Martin tr. L. Zoja Growth & Guilt vi. 66 Every epoch that has avant-gardes is also acquainted with retroguards and their attempts..to shore up systems of values that would otherwise collapse.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	retroguard
释义	retroguardn. Brit. /ˈrɛtrə(ʊ)ɡɑːd/, U.S. /ˈrɛtroʊˌɡɑrd/ Forms: 1500s retroguarde, 1900s– retroguard. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on an Italian lexical item. Etymons: retro- prefix, guard n. Etymology: < retro- prefix + guard n., after Italian retroguardia (a1348; compare post-classical Latin retroguardia (12th cent. in Italian sources)). Compare rearguard n.¹ rare. = rearguard n.¹ (in various senses). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > part of army by position > [noun] > rear back-wardc1275 rearwarda1325 reredosc1400 reward1440 back-guardc1470 rearguard1481 arrière-guard1489 retroguard1574 arrear-ward1579 forlorn hope1579 train1598 back1600 rear1604 1574 H. G. tr. G. Cataneo Most Briefe Tables Ranckes of Footemen sig. Hii And let another parte bee for a Vantgarde and Retroguarde [It. retroguardia] to the raye. 1967 S. Pacifici Mod. Ital. Novel i. 5 If the novella, the courtly and heroic romances—genres in which Italy excelled—are the novel's most direct predecessors, why did Italy find herself in the retroguard with respect to the novel? 1995 H. Martin tr. L. Zoja Growth & Guilt vi. 66 Every epoch that has avant-gardes is also acquainted with retroguards and their attempts..to shore up systems of values that would otherwise collapse. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1574
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