mio-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. Miocene adj. and n.

Forms: 1800s– meio-, 1800s– mio-.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek μείων.

Etymology: < ancient Greek μείων lesser, less (see meio- comb. form); compare -o- connective; earliest in Miocene adj., and frequently after this word. Compare scientific Latin mio- (in e.g. Miohippus Miohippus n.). Compare meio- comb. form.Used in combination with elements ultimately of Greek origin. The form mio- has been standardized in formations in the fields of palaeontology and geology, meio- in formations in botany and biology (see meio- comb. form). Attested from the mid 19th cent. in a few formations.

Chiefly Palaeontology and Geology.

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Forming nouns and adjectives with the sense ‘lesser, smaller’ (in respect of what is denoted by the second element), as Miocene, miogeosyncline, Miohippus. Occasionally also: forming nouns and adjectives denoting or designating a stage intermediate between stages denoted or designated by terms in palaeo- and neo-, as miolithic. Cf. meio- comb. form.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	mio-
释义	mio-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. Miocene adj. and n. Forms: 1800s– meio-, 1800s– mio-. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek μείων. Etymology: < ancient Greek μείων lesser, less (see meio- comb. form); compare -o- connective; earliest in Miocene adj., and frequently after this word. Compare scientific Latin mio- (in e.g. Miohippus Miohippus n.). Compare meio- comb. form.Used in combination with elements ultimately of Greek origin. The form mio- has been standardized in formations in the fields of palaeontology and geology, meio- in formations in botany and biology (see meio- comb. form). Attested from the mid 19th cent. in a few formations. Chiefly Palaeontology and Geology. Categories » Forming nouns and adjectives with the sense ‘lesser, smaller’ (in respect of what is denoted by the second element), as Miocene, miogeosyncline, Miohippus. Occasionally also: forming nouns and adjectives denoting or designating a stage intermediate between stages denoted or designated by terms in palaeo- and neo-, as miolithic. Cf. meio- comb. form. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < comb. form
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