'lectricadj.n.

/ˈlɛktrɪk/

Forms: Also lectric.

Etymology: Aphetic form of electric adj. and n.

colloquial.

= electric adj. and n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > [adjective]

electrical1644

electric1658

Franklinian1767

electral1819

Franklinic1855

all-electric1903

'lectric1955

leccy1984

1955 Sci. Amer. Aug. 80/3 Forms not yet admitted to the dictionaries are to be heard on every corner: for example, lectric (electric), pologize (apologize).

1973 Amer. Speech 1970 45 77 It's made by General 'Lectric.

1977 Hot Car Oct. 15/2 Another problem with fitting 'lectric windys to English cars is their narrow door design.

1986 Lancashire Life Jan. 29/3 Since gas and 'lectric took the place Of cinders, wood and coal, My fuel bills are now so high They drive me up the wall.

1992 Folk Roots Sept. 46/2 If there's nothing here to quite match Johnnie Allan's Promised Land, Rod Bernard runs it close with a hymn to Merseybeat in Chuck Berry style, hook line: ‘Recorded in England wid yo' 'lectric guitar!’

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1997; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	lectric
释义	'lectricadj.n. /ˈlɛktrɪk/ Forms: Also lectric. Etymology: Aphetic form of electric adj. and n. colloquial. = electric adj. and n. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > [adjective] electrical1644 electric1658 Franklinian1767 electral1819 Franklinic1855 all-electric1903 'lectric1955 leccy1984 1955 Sci. Amer. Aug. 80/3 Forms not yet admitted to the dictionaries are to be heard on every corner: for example, lectric (electric), pologize (apologize). 1973 Amer. Speech 1970 45 77 It's made by General 'Lectric. 1977 Hot Car Oct. 15/2 Another problem with fitting 'lectric windys to English cars is their narrow door design. 1986 Lancashire Life Jan. 29/3 Since gas and 'lectric took the place Of cinders, wood and coal, My fuel bills are now so high They drive me up the wall. 1992 Folk Roots Sept. 46/2 If there's nothing here to quite match Johnnie Allan's Promised Land, Rod Bernard runs it close with a hymn to Merseybeat in Chuck Berry style, hook line: ‘Recorded in England wid yo' 'lectric guitar!’ This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1997; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.n.1955
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