zoomythic, adj.

zoomythic
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# zoomythicadjective

## Factsheet

### What does the adjective zoomythic mean?

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

### How is the adjective zoomythic pronounced?

#### British English

/ˌzuːə(ʊ)ˈmɪθɪk/
zoo-oh-MITH-ik
/ˌzəʊə(ʊ)ˈmɪθɪk/
zoh-oh-MITH-ik

#### U.S. English

/ˌzoʊəˈmɪθɪk/
zoh-uh-MITH-ik
/ˌzuəˈmɪθɪk/
zoo-uh-MITH-ik

### Where does the adjective zoomythic come from?

Earliest known use

1880s

The earliest known use of the adjective zoomythic is in the 1880s.

OED's earliest evidence for zoomythic is from 1889, in Nature: a weekly journal of science.

### Nearby entries

1. zooming, adj. 1904–
2. zoom lens, n. 1932–
3. zoomorph, n. 1883–
4. zoomorphic, adj. 1849–
5. zoomorphism, n. 1822–
6. zoomorphize, v. 1940–
7. zoomorphizing, n. 1895–
8. zoomorphosed, adj. 1955–
9. zoom shot, n. 1930–
10. zoomy, adj. 1931–
11. zoomythic, adj.1889–
12. zoon, n. 1851–1905
13. zoon, v. 1880–
14. zoon, int. 1863–
15. -zoon, comb. form
16. zoonate, n. 1798–1857
17. zoonerythrin, n. 1882–
18. zoonic, adj. 1798–1853
19. zooning, n. 1885–
20. Zoonist, adj. 1890–97
21. zoonite, n. 1838–

## Meaning & use

rare.

1. 1889–
   Of or relating to a mythology in which the gods are represented in the form of animals or in which animals play a significant part.
   1. 1889

      > Their zoo-mythic conceptions of their divinities.

      Nature 5 December 99/2
   2. 1993

      > Some earthworks..seemed to have been created to realize Platonic or zoomythic ideals.

      D. S. Brose in J. K. Johnson, Devel. Southeastern Archaeology i. 3
   animals
   1. zoomythic 1889–
      Of or relating to a mythology in which the gods are represented in the form of animals or in which animals play a significant part.
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˌzuːə(ʊ)ˈmɪθɪk/
zoo-oh-MITH-ik
/ˌzəʊə(ʊ)ˈmɪθɪk/
zoh-oh-MITH-ik

### U.S. English

/ˌzoʊəˈmɪθɪk/
zoh-uh-MITH-ik
/ˌzuəˈmɪθɪk/
zoo-uh-MITH-ik

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##### 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.

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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.

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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 zoo-, comb. form

zoo-, comb. form was revised in June 2017.