Amer-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: American adj.

Etymology: Shortened < American adj. Compare Americo- comb. form.Attested earliest at the end of the 19th cent. in Amerindian adj. and Amerindian n., and then in a small number of formations from the first half of the 20th cent. onwards. In quot. 1991 apparently punningly after Amerindian adj. Usually before a vowel.

Forming adjectives and nouns denoting a thing (esp. a people or language) of American origin or subject to American influence. See also Amerasian adj. and n., Amerenglish n.

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1926 T. Beer Mauve Decade 159 The weakness or the excessive sentiment of the Amerirish.

1975 Verbatim Feb. 3/1 (heading) Ameritalian.

1991 C. Eddy Stairway to Hell 159/2 One of the very few late-eighties Amerindierock discs that actually sounded better three years down the line.

2004 Independent 6 Oct. 13/3 And the vast tide of English families means that even the schools, where the Welsh language is part of the curriculum, become more Amer-anglicised every term.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	amer-
释义	Amer-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: American adj. Etymology: Shortened < American adj. Compare Americo- comb. form.Attested earliest at the end of the 19th cent. in Amerindian adj. and Amerindian n., and then in a small number of formations from the first half of the 20th cent. onwards. In quot. 1991 apparently punningly after Amerindian adj. Usually before a vowel. Forming adjectives and nouns denoting a thing (esp. a people or language) of American origin or subject to American influence. See also Amerasian adj. and n., Amerenglish n. ΚΠ 1926 T. Beer Mauve Decade 159 The weakness or the excessive sentiment of the Amerirish. 1975 Verbatim Feb. 3/1 (heading) Ameritalian. 1991 C. Eddy Stairway to Hell 159/2 One of the very few late-eighties Amerindierock discs that actually sounded better three years down the line. 2004 Independent 6 Oct. 13/3 And the vast tide of English families means that even the schools, where the Welsh language is part of the curriculum, become more Amer-anglicised every term. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < comb. form1926
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