Zenonism, n.²

zenonism
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# Zenonismnoun2

## Factsheet

### What does the noun Zenonism mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun Zenonism. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

### How is the noun Zenonism pronounced?

#### British English

/ˈziːnənɪz(ə)m/
ZEE-nuh-niz-uhm

#### U.S. English

/ˈzinəˌnɪzəm/
ZEE-nuh-niz-uhm

### Where does the noun Zenonism come from?

Earliest known use

1930s

The earliest known use of the noun Zenonism is in the 1930s.

OED's earliest evidence for Zenonism is from 1935, in the writing of H. P. Adams.

From a proper name, combined with an English element.

Etymons: proper name Zēnō, Ζήνων, ‑ism suffix.

### Nearby entries

1. Zenocratically, adv. 1588
2. zenographic, adj. 1853–
3. zenographical, adj. 1853–
4. zenography, n. 1890–
5. Zenonian, adj.¹ & n.¹ 1654–
6. Zenonian, adj.² 1756–
7. Zenonian, adj.³ & n.² 1837–
8. Zenonic, adj.¹ 1779–
9. Zenonic, adj.² 1827–
10. Zenonism, n.¹ 1789–
11. Zenonism, n.²1935–
12. zenzi-, comb. form
13. zenzic, n. & adj. 1557–71
14. zenzicube, adj. & n. 1557–1690
15. zenzicubic, adj. 1557–71
16. zenzicubicube, n. a1690
17. zenzizenzic, adj. & n. 1557–1690
18. zenzizenzicube, n. a1690
19. zenzizenzicubic, adj. a1690
20. zenzizenzizenzic, n. 1557–1690
21. zeolite, n. 1770–

## Etymology

### Summary

From a proper name, combined with an English element.
Etymons: proper name Zēnō, Ζήνων, ‑ism suffix.
< either classical Latin Zēnō or its etymon ancient Greek Ζήνων, the name of the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno of Elea (see Zenonian adj.3) + ‑ism suffix.

Compare earlier Zenonian adj.3, Zenonic adj.1

## Meaning & use

1. 1935–
   The philosophy of Zeno of Elea (early 5th cent. b.c.)
   1. 1935

      > There was an element of Zenonism in Suarez.

      H. P. Adams, Life & Writings Giambattista Vico in Studies: Irish Quarterly Review (1937) vol. 26 526
   2. 2000

      > He takes the fragment to mean that time is measured by a line divided into discrete units, thus advancing not one step beyond Zenonism.

      Journal Nietzsche Studies vol. 20 47
   philosophy

## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˈziːnənɪz(ə)m/
ZEE-nuh-niz-uhm

### U.S. English

/ˈzinəˌnɪzəm/
ZEE-nuh-niz-uhm

####

##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛtl/ but /ˈpɛtl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

View the pronunciation model here.

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye*
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛd(ə)l/ but /ˈpɛdl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

View the pronunciation model here.

####

Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.

##### Consonants

b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values

- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige

##### Vowels

- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot

Originally published as part of the entry for Zenonism, n.¹

Zenonism, n.² was revised in June 2018.

Zenonism, n.² was last modified in July 2023.