maxi-comb. form

Stress is often attracted to this combining form.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: maximum n.

Etymology: Shortened < maximum n., after mini- comb. form. Compare midi- comb. form.Earliest in formations below; compare also maxicircle n., and maxi n.

a. Forming nouns denoting things which are very long or large of their kind. Frequently contrasted with words beginning with mini- (see mini- comb. form).

ΚΠ

1961 Spectator 30 June 965 If you get into a maxi-taxi after midnight with a companion, there is 3/3d on the clock before you start.

1969 M. McLuhan Let. 24 Jan. (1987) 363 These [mini-states] now begin to appear inside all the older maxi-states, whether of business or politics.

1984 N.Y. Times Mag. 29 Jan. 9/1 Maxi- has been steadily gaining ground since its humble emergence as a prefix for a garment length in maxicoat, maxidress, etc. Recent examples of its use include maxicassette, maxibudget, maxisecret, maxitaxi and maxisingle.

1993 J. Strohmeyer Extreme Conditions xvii. 234 Their flotilla of omnisweepers and maxi-barges was awesome.

1998 Church Times 3 Apr. 3/1 A united church for Scotland would join churches of different traditions in any given area to form a ‘maxi-parish’.

b. spec. With reference to the length of a particular garment, as maxi-coat, maxi-skirt, etc. Cf. midi- comb. form, mini- comb. form 2.

ΚΠ

1966 Times Educ. Suppl. 24 June 2015/2 There will be Lady X in Rutland realizing with a gasp of horror that she is wearing the same maxi-skirt as Lady Y.

1968 Daily Tel. 18 Jan. 15/3 The belted emerald maxi coat sketched was certainly the Royal dressmaker's newest looking garment in the collection he showed yesterday.

1970 Time 16 Nov. 67 Two of his [sc. Pierre Cardin's] designs—nunlike wimples with white maxidresses—were harmless affairs that might make ward nurses look functional if not fashionable.

1993 J. Meades Pompey (1994) 306 Hankey holds a vernal posy, she's plump as butter in her milk-white maxi-suit.

maxi-mini n.

Brit.

/ˈmaksɪˌmɪni/

U.S.

/ˈmæksiˌmɪni/

U.S. = maxi-series n.

ΚΠ

1984 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 29 Apr. ii. 28/1 (heading) Maxi Mini. Rainer Werner Fassbinder's film ‘Berlin Alexanderplatz’ runs for 15 1/2 hours. Originally created for West German television, the epic story of a young man in the Berlin of the 1920's has been acquired by Bravo.

1994 Washington Times 12 May c17/1 A three-part series on the actors behind Stephen King's maxi-mini, which concludes tonight at 9 p.m. on ABC.

maxi-series n.

Brit.

/ˈmaksɪˌsɪərɪz/

U.S.

/ˈmæksiˌsɪriz/

originally U.S. a long or lavish miniseries on television; (occasionally) a book published in serial format.

ΚΠ

1976 TV Guide (U.S.) 7 Feb. 32/1 Later [‘The Blue Knight’] came to TV as a miniseries with William Holden. And now it proceeds, with George Kennedy, as, presumably, a maxiseries.

1998 London (Ont.) Free Press (Electronic ed.) 2 Jan. c16 John Byrne reports he'll be writing and drawing a 12-issue maxi-series to be launched in September.

maxi-single n.

Brit.

/ˈmaksɪˌsɪŋɡl/

U.S.

/ˈmæksiˌsɪŋɡ(ə)l/

a single (single n. 3p) having several tracks on each side.

ΚΠ

1971 Ink 12 June 1/2 ‘Have a whiff’ was released by Pye on a maxi-single (two tracks on each side).

1985 Music Week 2 Feb. 50/2 (advt.) We are ‘the’ specialist for 12″ maxi-Singles in Germany.

maxi-trial n.

Brit.

/ˈmaksɪˌtrʌɪəl/

U.S.

/ˈmæksiˌtraɪ(ə)l/

[tr. Italian maxi-processo] a trial at which large numbers of defendants are tried in one hearing.

ΚΠ

1983 Listener 14 Apr. 6/2 Now there are ‘maxi trials’ in Genoa and Milan, where 161 are being tried in one hearing.

1992 Cornell Daily Sun 18 Nov. 11/2 366 warrants were issued for suspects tried in the 1986–87 ‘maxi’ trial in Palermo.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	maxi-
释义	maxi-comb. form Stress is often attracted to this combining form. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: maximum n. Etymology: Shortened < maximum n., after mini- comb. form. Compare midi- comb. form.Earliest in formations below; compare also maxicircle n., and maxi n. 1. a. Forming nouns denoting things which are very long or large of their kind. Frequently contrasted with words beginning with mini- (see mini- comb. form). ΚΠ 1961 Spectator 30 June 965 If you get into a maxi-taxi after midnight with a companion, there is 3/3d on the clock before you start. 1969 M. McLuhan Let. 24 Jan. (1987) 363 These [mini-states] now begin to appear inside all the older maxi-states, whether of business or politics. 1984 N.Y. Times Mag. 29 Jan. 9/1 Maxi- has been steadily gaining ground since its humble emergence as a prefix for a garment length in maxicoat, maxidress, etc. Recent examples of its use include maxicassette, maxibudget, maxisecret, maxitaxi and maxisingle. 1993 J. Strohmeyer Extreme Conditions xvii. 234 Their flotilla of omnisweepers and maxi-barges was awesome. 1998 Church Times 3 Apr. 3/1 A united church for Scotland would join churches of different traditions in any given area to form a ‘maxi-parish’. b. spec. With reference to the length of a particular garment, as maxi-coat, maxi-skirt, etc. Cf. midi- comb. form, mini- comb. form 2. ΚΠ 1966 Times Educ. Suppl. 24 June 2015/2 There will be Lady X in Rutland realizing with a gasp of horror that she is wearing the same maxi-skirt as Lady Y. 1968 Daily Tel. 18 Jan. 15/3 The belted emerald maxi coat sketched was certainly the Royal dressmaker's newest looking garment in the collection he showed yesterday. 1970 Time 16 Nov. 67 Two of his [sc. Pierre Cardin's] designs—nunlike wimples with white maxidresses—were harmless affairs that might make ward nurses look functional if not fashionable. 1993 J. Meades Pompey (1994) 306 Hankey holds a vernal posy, she's plump as butter in her milk-white maxi-suit. 2. maxi-mini n. Brit. /ˈmaksɪˌmɪni/ , U.S. /ˈmæksiˌmɪni/ U.S. = maxi-series n. ΚΠ 1984 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 29 Apr. ii. 28/1 (heading) Maxi Mini. Rainer Werner Fassbinder's film ‘Berlin Alexanderplatz’ runs for 15 1/2 hours. Originally created for West German television, the epic story of a young man in the Berlin of the 1920's has been acquired by Bravo. 1994 Washington Times 12 May c17/1 A three-part series on the actors behind Stephen King's maxi-mini, which concludes tonight at 9 p.m. on ABC. maxi-series n. Brit. /ˈmaksɪˌsɪərɪz/ , U.S. /ˈmæksiˌsɪriz/ originally U.S. a long or lavish miniseries on television; (occasionally) a book published in serial format. ΚΠ 1976 TV Guide (U.S.) 7 Feb. 32/1 Later [‘The Blue Knight’] came to TV as a miniseries with William Holden. And now it proceeds, with George Kennedy, as, presumably, a maxiseries. 1998 London (Ont.) Free Press (Electronic ed.) 2 Jan. c16 John Byrne reports he'll be writing and drawing a 12-issue maxi-series to be launched in September. maxi-single n. Brit. /ˈmaksɪˌsɪŋɡl/ , U.S. /ˈmæksiˌsɪŋɡ(ə)l/ a single (single n. 3p) having several tracks on each side. ΚΠ 1971 Ink 12 June 1/2 ‘Have a whiff’ was released by Pye on a maxi-single (two tracks on each side). 1985 Music Week 2 Feb. 50/2 (advt.) We are ‘the’ specialist for 12″ maxi-Singles in Germany. maxi-trial n. Brit. /ˈmaksɪˌtrʌɪəl/ , U.S. /ˈmæksiˌtraɪ(ə)l/ [tr. Italian maxi-processo] a trial at which large numbers of defendants are tried in one hearing. ΚΠ 1983 Listener 14 Apr. 6/2 Now there are ‘maxi trials’ in Genoa and Milan, where 161 are being tried in one hearing. 1992 Cornell Daily Sun 18 Nov. 11/2 366 warrants were issued for suspects tried in the 1986–87 ‘maxi’ trial in Palermo. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1961
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