medi-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 first syllable. If the subsequent element is an existing word, it is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. meditemporal Brit.

/ˌmiːdɪˈtɛmp(ə)rəl/,

/ˌmiːdɪˈtɛmp(ə)rl̩/, U.S.

/ˌmidiˈtɛmp(ə)rəl/.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin medi-.

Etymology: < classical Latin medi- (in e.g. mediterrāneus (see Mediterranean adj.), meditullium meditullium n.), combining form of medius (see medium n.).Attested from the early 19th cent. in entomological terms, as meditrunk n.; compare also mediglacial adj.

Forming adjectives and nouns with the sense ‘in the middle of’; = medio- comb. form 1b.In anatomy (esp. in describing the anatomy of the head) and entomology, perhaps used deliberately to avoid confusion with medio- in the sense ‘medial and ——’ (medio- comb. form 1a).

ΚΠ

1903 Amer. Anthropologist 5 627 The meditemporal [fissure] consists of a segment in the cephalic region of the lobe, 6 cm. in length.

1903 Amer. Anthropologist 5 631 The medifrontal [fissure] springs from the orbitofrontal.

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

单词	medi-
释义	medi-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 first syllable. If the subsequent element is an existing word, it is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. meditemporal Brit. /ˌmiːdɪˈtɛmp(ə)rəl/, /ˌmiːdɪˈtɛmp(ə)rl̩/, U.S. /ˌmidiˈtɛmp(ə)rəl/. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin medi-. Etymology: < classical Latin medi- (in e.g. mediterrāneus (see Mediterranean adj.), meditullium meditullium n.), combining form of medius (see medium n.).Attested from the early 19th cent. in entomological terms, as meditrunk n.; compare also mediglacial adj. Forming adjectives and nouns with the sense ‘in the middle of’; = medio- comb. form 1b.In anatomy (esp. in describing the anatomy of the head) and entomology, perhaps used deliberately to avoid confusion with medio- in the sense ‘medial and ——’ (medio- comb. form 1a). ΚΠ 1903 Amer. Anthropologist 5 627 The meditemporal [fissure] consists of a segment in the cephalic region of the lobe, 6 cm. in length. 1903 Amer. Anthropologist 5 631 The medifrontal [fissure] springs from the orbitofrontal. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1903
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