-tainmentcomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly, e.g. merchantainment Brit.

/ˌməːtʃənˈteɪnm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˌmərtʃənˈteɪnmənt/.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: English -tainment.

Etymology: < -tainment (in entertainment n.).Attested in a small number of English formations, earliest in docutainment n. Compare also edutainment n., infotainment n., irritainment n. Some less common formations are illustrated here.

Forming nouns denoting genres of broadcasting, journalism, etc., in which entertainment is combined with aspects of the genre, etc., indicated by the first element.

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1990 Public Relations Jrnl. May 32/1 With each new version, the ‘journaltainment’ practiced has become more sensational and more skewed toward bludgeoning the subjects.

1993 Computer Weekly 9 Sept. 24 (heading) Supplier Berkeley Systems calls them ‘utilitainment’ products—we called them screen-savers.

1996 Economist 21 Dec. 61/1 It has unmatched expertise, an unrivalled mass of what might be called casino-tainment, and a world-famous name.

1999 J. Gleick Faster (2000) 184 The credits are compressed into one-third of the screen (carefully tested for borderline readability) while the remaining two-thirds is used for ‘promo-tainment’.

2000 Guardian 14 Nov. i. 28/2 Mr Lauren introduced the idea of ‘merchantainment’, which he ominously defined as ‘a combination of merchandising and entertainment’.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	-tainment
释义	-tainmentcomb. form Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly, e.g. merchantainment Brit. /ˌməːtʃənˈteɪnm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌmərtʃənˈteɪnmənt/. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: English -tainment. Etymology: < -tainment (in entertainment n.).Attested in a small number of English formations, earliest in docutainment n. Compare also edutainment n., infotainment n., irritainment n. Some less common formations are illustrated here. Forming nouns denoting genres of broadcasting, journalism, etc., in which entertainment is combined with aspects of the genre, etc., indicated by the first element. ΚΠ 1990 Public Relations Jrnl. May 32/1 With each new version, the ‘journaltainment’ practiced has become more sensational and more skewed toward bludgeoning the subjects. 1993 Computer Weekly 9 Sept. 24 (heading) Supplier Berkeley Systems calls them ‘utilitainment’ products—we called them screen-savers. 1996 Economist 21 Dec. 61/1 It has unmatched expertise, an unrivalled mass of what might be called casino-tainment, and a world-famous name. 1999 J. Gleick Faster (2000) 184 The credits are compressed into one-third of the screen (carefully tested for borderline readability) while the remaining two-thirds is used for ‘promo-tainment’. 2000 Guardian 14 Nov. i. 28/2 Mr Lauren introduced the idea of ‘merchantainment’, which he ominously defined as ‘a combination of merchandising and entertainment’. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1990
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