zonelet, n.

zonelet
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zoneletnoun

## Earlier version

- zonelet in OED Second Edition (1989)

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zonelet mean?

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

#### Entry status

OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.

### How is the noun zonelet pronounced?

#### British English

/ˈzəʊnlɪt/

### Where does the noun zonelet come from?

Earliest known use

1850s

The earliest known use of the noun zonelet is in the 1850s.

OED's only evidence for zonelet is from 1855, in the writing of Philip Bailey, poet.

zonelet is formed within English, by derivation.

Etymons: zone n., ‑let suffix.

### Nearby entries

1. zonated, adj. 1803–
2. zonation, n. 1898–
3. zone, n. a1500–
4. zone, v. 1792–
5. zone centre | zone center, n. 1934–
6. zoned, adj. 1662–
7. zone defence | zone defense, n. 1927–
8. zone electrophoresis, n. 1952–
9. zone fossil, n. 1904–
10. zoneless, adj. 1748–
11. zonelet, n.1855–
12. zone level, v. 1974–
13. zone leveller, n. 1956–
14. zone levelling, n. 1953–
15. zone-melt, v. 1982–
16. zone melting, n. 1952–
17. zone plate, n. 1890–
18. zoner, n. 1962–
19. zone-refine, v. 1962–
20. zone refiner, n. 1959–
21. zone refining, n. 1952–

## Etymology

### Summary

Formed within English, by derivation.
< zone n. + ‑let suffix.

## Meaning & use

rare.

1. 1855–
   A little zone.
   1. 1855

      > From the moon's hand her starry stole he took, And zonelet studded with thrice ten beamy rings.

      P. J. Bailey, Mystic 30
   1. zonulet 1648
      A little zone or girdle.
   2. zonelet 1855–
      A little zone.
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˈzəʊnlɪt/

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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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zonelet, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.

zonelet, n. was last modified in December 2024.