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单词 volcanico-
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volcanico-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element, though some degree of stress is always maintained on the second syllable. If the subsequent element is an existing word, it is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. volcanico-marine Brit. /vɒlˌkanᵻkəʊməˈriːn/, U.S. /vɔlˌkænəkoʊməˈrin/, /vɑlˌkænəkoʊməˈrin/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: volcanic adj., -o- connective.
Etymology: < volcanic adj. + -o- connective.Found in a small number of formations exemplified below. Compare volcano- comb. form.
Geology. Now rare.
Forming adjectives with the sense ‘volcanic and ——’, as in volcanico-marine. Cf. volcanic adj. and n. Compounds 1.
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1776 R. E. Raspe in tr. J. J. Ferber Trav. Italy Pref. p. xxiv In respect to the first scientific descriptions of the various volcanic, or volcanico-marine, or volcanic-parasitical fossils.
1822 J. Parkinson Outl. Oryctol. 260 The Brecciæ of Nice, the volcanico-marine valley, as it is called by St. Fond.
1906 Jrnl. Royal Hort. Soc. 31 14 It luxuriates in very loose and fine volcanico-vegetable soil, and in a light friable loam.
2008 Market News Publishing (Nexis) 22 May The district is defined as a pull-apart basin, where several Miocene volcanico-sedimentary complexes have been emplaced in the Paleozoic basement.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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