单词 | phraseograph |
释义 | phraseograph in British English (ˈfreɪzɪəˌɡrɑːf) noun a phrase for which there exists a phraseogram Derived forms phraseographic (ˌfreɪzɪəˈɡræfɪk) adjective phraseography (ˌfreɪzɪˈɒɡrəfɪ) noun phraseograph in American English (ˈfreiziəˌɡræf, -ˌɡrɑːf) noun a phrase for which there is a phraseogram Word origin [1835–45; phrase + -o- + -graph]This word is first recorded in the period 1835–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: communism, daisy chain, grandstand, serial, squeegee-o- is the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Greek origin (as -i- is, in compounds of Latin origin), used regularly in forming new compounds with elementsof Greek origin and often used in English as a connective irrespective of etymology(Franco-Italian; geography; seriocomic; speedometer); -graph is a combining form meaning “drawn,” “written” (lithograph; monograph). It is specialized in meaning to indicate the instrument rather than the writtenproduct of the instrument (telegraph; phonograph) |
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