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单词 theorikon
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theorikonn.

Brit. /θɪˈɒrɪkɒn/, U.S. /θiˈɔrəˌkɑn/
Inflections: Plural theorika.
Forms: 1800s– theoricon, 1800s– theorikon, 1900s– theorika (rare).
Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from German. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: German Theorikon; Greek θεωρικόν.
Etymology: < (i) German Theorikon (1793 or earlier; 1817 in the passage translated in quot. 1828), and its etymon (ii) ancient Greek θεωρικόν, use as noun of neuter of θεωρικός theoric adj.2The plural form theorika reflects the Greek plural form; the (singular) variant theorika shows reinterpretation of this plural form as a singular (compare a similar development in the β. forms at phenomenon n.).
Ancient Greek History.
A fund established in Athens for the purpose of subsidizing attendance at the theatre and other public festivals; distributions made from this fund. Cf. theoric adj.2
ΘΚΠ
society > trade and finance > money > funds or pecuniary resources > [noun] > of a sovereign or state > for communal events
theorikon1828
1828 G. C. Lewis tr. A. Boeckh Public Econ. Athens I. 294 The payment of the Theoricon [Ger. Theorikon] out of the public money was first introduced by Pericles... This distribution of the Theoricon filled the theatre.
1850 G. Grote Hist. Greece VIII. ii. lxvi. 424 The manager of the Theôrikon or religious festival-fund.
1861 National Rev. Jan. 115 The only means by which this could be done without appropriating the Theorica, was a property tax.
1926 Trans. & Proc. Amer. Philol. Assoc. 57 285 He is apparently defending the institution of the theoricon.
1963 Classical Philol. 58 270/2 The law of Hegemon..pretty well put an end to the theorika,..although there were some later distributions.
2009 Arion Winter 162 The handling of the entrance fee for the theater and the institution of the theorikon.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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