zygnomic, adj.

zygnomic
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First published 1986; not fully revised

# zygnomicadjective

## Earlier version

- zygnomic, a. in OED Second Edition (1989)

## Factsheet

### What does the adjective zygnomic mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective zygnomic. 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 adjective zygnomic pronounced?

#### British English

/ˈzʌɪɡnɒmɪk/

### Where does the adjective zygnomic come from?

Earliest known use

1920s

The earliest known use of the adjective zygnomic is in the 1920s.

OED's earliest evidence for zygnomic is from 1926, in a paper by A. Kocourek.

zygnomic is a borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements.

Etymons: zygo- comb. form, Greek νόμος, ‑ic suffix.

### Nearby entries

1. zygaena, n. 1717–
2. zygaenid, n. & adj. 1913–
3. zygaenidan, n. 1837–
4. zygal, adj. 1886–
5. zygantrum, n. 1854–
6. zygapophysial, adj. 1870–
7. zygapophysis, n. 1854–
8. zygite, n. 1888–
9. zygnemaceous, adj.
10. zygnemid, n. 1887–
11. zygnomic, adj.1926–
12. zygo-, comb. form
13. zygobranchiate, adj. 1883–
14. zygocactus, n. 1950–
15. zygocardiac, adj. 1877–
16. zygodactyl, adj. & n. 1831–
17. zygodactylic, adj. 1835–
18. zygodactylous, adj. 1828–
19. zygodont, adj. 1888–
20. zygogenesis, n. 1950–
21. zygology, n. 1970–

## Etymology

### Summary

A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements.
Etymons: zygo- comb. form, Greek νόμος, ‑ic suffix.
< zyg- (in zygo- comb. form) + Greek νόμος law + ‑ic suffix.

## Meaning & use

Law.

1. 1926–
   In the terminology of A. Kocourek: ‘a jural relation which involves an act the evolution of which directly abridges..the freedom of the servus in the enjoyment..of the substance of a legal advantage’. Opposed to mesonomic adj.
   1. 1926

      > Zygnomic relation is a legal relation which (i) directly constrains the servus of the relation in his physical freedom and (ii) with the support of the law.

      A. Kocourek in California Law Review vol. XV. 19
   2. 1927

      > Compared with zygnomic relations, mesonomic relations are inferior in legal potency. A zygnomic relation directly constrains the servus of the relation with the support of the law, but a mesonomic relation either does not constrain the servus directly or lacks the support of the law.

      A. Kocourek, Jural Relations v. 69
   3. 1927

      > Regenerable relations..are mesonomic relations which are convertible into zygnomic relations by means of a jural act or event.

      A. Kocourek, Jural Relations x. 140
   4. 1930

      > A zygnomic relation is one which works an immediate and direct constraint on human freedom at a given moment with the support of the law.

      A. Kocourek, Introduction to Science of Law iv. 294
   law
   1. zygnomic 1926–
      In the terminology of A. Kocourek: ‘a jural relation which involves an act the evolution of which directly abridges..the freedom of the servus in the…
   2. mesonomic 1927–
      In A. Kocourek's terminology: designating a power, right, duty, etc., the free exercise of which, though not directly or positively constrained…
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˈzʌɪɡnɒmɪk/

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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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zygnomic, adj. was first published in 1986; not fully revised.

zygnomic, adj. was last modified in December 2024.