alchemico-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 second syllable. If the subsequent element is an existing word, it is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. alchemico-organic Brit.

/alˌkɛmᵻkəʊɔːˈɡanɪk/, U.S.

/ælˌkɛməkoʊɔrˈɡænɪk/.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: alchemic adj., -o- connective.

Etymology: < alchemic adj. + -o- connective. Compare chemico- comb. form.

Forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or relating to alchemy and ——’.

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1829 Encycl. Americana I. 557/2 Nell..thinks the mysterious monuments, in the imperial cabinet of antiquities, which von Hammer explained as symbols of the Templars, to be alchemico-theosophical symbols.

1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics II. viii. vii. 68 The alchemico-astrotheologico jargon of the day.

1904 Manch. Guardian 12 Oct. 6/3 Mr. Roosevelt's taste for the unconventional should be gratified by the support of a body who believe that..the universe, turned outside in, is ‘an Alchemico-Organic Structure’.

1988 M. Washburn Ego & Dynamic Ground viii. 187 The alchemical understanding of the body as the crucible or alembic of the alchemico-spiritual process.

2007 R. Iliffe Newton vii. 98 This was an extended version of the terrestrial circulatory system described in his [sc. Newton's] alchemico-philosophical work of the 1670s.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alchemico-
释义	alchemico-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 second syllable. If the subsequent element is an existing word, it is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. alchemico-organic Brit. /alˌkɛmᵻkəʊɔːˈɡanɪk/, U.S. /ælˌkɛməkoʊɔrˈɡænɪk/. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: alchemic adj., -o- connective. Etymology: < alchemic adj. + -o- connective. Compare chemico- comb. form. Forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or relating to alchemy and ——’. ΚΠ 1829 Encycl. Americana I. 557/2 Nell..thinks the mysterious monuments, in the imperial cabinet of antiquities, which von Hammer explained as symbols of the Templars, to be alchemico-theosophical symbols. 1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics II. viii. vii. 68 The alchemico-astrotheologico jargon of the day. 1904 Manch. Guardian 12 Oct. 6/3 Mr. Roosevelt's taste for the unconventional should be gratified by the support of a body who believe that..the universe, turned outside in, is ‘an Alchemico-Organic Structure’. 1988 M. Washburn Ego & Dynamic Ground viii. 187 The alchemical understanding of the body as the crucible or alembic of the alchemico-spiritual process. 2007 R. Iliffe Newton vii. 98 This was an extended version of the terrestrial circulatory system described in his [sc. Newton's] alchemico-philosophical work of the 1670s. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < comb. form1829
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