zoonomic, adj.

zoonomic
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# zoonomicadjective

## Factsheet

### What does the adjective zoonomic mean?

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

### How is the adjective zoonomic pronounced?

#### British English

/ˌzuː(ə)ˈnɒmɪk/
zoo-uh-NOM-ik
/ˌzəʊəˈnɒmɪk/
zoh-uh-NOM-ik

#### U.S. English

/ˌzu(ə)ˈnɑmɪk/
zoo-uh-NAH-mick
/ˌzoʊəˈnɑmɪk/
zoh-uh-NAH-mick

### Where does the adjective zoonomic come from?

Earliest known use

1830s

The earliest known use of the adjective zoonomic is in the 1830s.

OED's earliest evidence for zoonomic is from 1836, in a translation by Robley Dunglison, physician and medical writer.

zoonomic is formed within English, by derivation; originally modelled on a French lexical item.

Etymons: zoonomy n., ‑ic suffix.

### Nearby entries

1. zoon, v. 1880–
2. zoon, int. 1863–
3. -zoon, comb. form
4. zoonate, n. 1798–1857
5. zoonerythrin, n. 1882–
6. zoonic, adj. 1798–1853
7. zooning, n. 1885–
8. Zoonist, adj. 1890–97
9. zoonite, n. 1838–
10. zoonitic, adj. 1860–91
11. zoonomic, adj.1836–
12. zoonomical, adj. 1800–
13. zoonomist, n. 1800–99
14. zoonomy, n. 1800–
15. zoonosis, n. 1873–
16. zoonosologist, n. 1860–
17. zoonosology, n. 1845–
18. zoonotic, adj. 1877–
19. zoon politikon, n. 1895–
20. zoonters, int. a1763–
21. zoo-organic, adj. 1821–90

## Etymology

### Summary

Formed within English, by derivation; originally modelled on a French lexical item.
Etymons: zoonomy n., ‑ic suffix.
< zoonomy n. + ‑ic suffix, originally after French zoonomique (1835 in the passage translated in quot. 1836).

Compare earlier zoonomical adj.

## Meaning & use

Now historical.

1. 1836–
   Of or relating to zoonomy; = zoonomical adj.
   1. 1836

      > Man from the primitive embryonic point..runs through all the steps of the zoonomic scale [French la série zoonomique].

      R. Dunglison, translation of J. J. Virey in American Journal of Medical Science May 169
   2. 1898

      > In the zoönomic realm all other forces of nature coöperate with the forces of animal life to accomplish motility.

      J. W. Powell, Truth & Error xii. 174
   3. 1911

      > The morphological characters most useful in distinguishing types of physical race are not necessarily of zoonomic interest.

      B. Seal in G. Spiller, Papers on Inter-racial Probl. 4
   4. 1991

      > The zoonomic speculations of Erasmus Darwin, the evolutionary studies of Cuvier and Lamarck.

      H. de Almeida, Romantic Medicine & John Keats 4
   life sciences historical
   1. physiologic 1654–
      = physiological, adj. 2.
   2. physiological 1704–
      Of, relating to, or concerned with physiology (physiology, n. 2); relating to the functioning of living organisms.
   3. zoonomical 1800–
      Of or relating to zoonomy; = zoonomic, adj.
   4. zoonomic 1836–
      Of or relating to zoonomy; = zoonomical, adj.
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˌzuː(ə)ˈnɒmɪk/
zoo-uh-NOM-ik
/ˌzəʊəˈnɒmɪk/
zoh-uh-NOM-ik

### U.S. English

/ˌzu(ə)ˈnɑmɪk/
zoo-uh-NAH-mick
/ˌzoʊəˈnɑmɪk/
zoh-uh-NAH-mick

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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

## Forms

### Variant forms

1. 1800s–1900s
   zoönomic
2. 1800s–
   zoonomic

Originally published as part of the entry for zoonomy, n.

zoonomic, adj. was revised in June 2017.

zoonomic, adj. was last modified in December 2024.