-ETIC

Meaning of -ETIC in English

[-et.ic] adj suffix [L & Gk; L -eticus, fr. Gk -etikos, -etikos, fr. -etos, -etos, ending of certain verbals]: -ic "limnetic"--often in adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -esis "genetic"

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ETIC — adjective Etymology: phon~ Date: 1954 of, relating to, or involving analysis of cultural phenomena from the perspective of one who …
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-ETIC — adjective suffix Etymology: Latin & Greek; Latin ~us, from Greek -etikos, -ētikos, from -etos, -ētos, ending of certain verbals -ic
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ETIC — ˈed.ik adjective Etymology: phon etic : of, relating to, or having linguistic or behavioral characteristics considered without regard to their …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-ETIC — |ed.]ik, |et], ]ēk\ adjective suffix Etymology: Latin & Greek; Latin -eticus, from Greek -etikos, ētikos, from -etos, -ētos, ending of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-ETIC — a suffix used in the formation of adjectives: eidetic. [ -eticus, Gk -etikos, equiv. to -et-, a formative occurring in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ETIC — /et"ik/ , adj. Ling. pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without …
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-ETIC — Etymology: Latin & Greek; Latin -eticus, from Greek -etikos, -ētikos, from -etos, -ētos, ending of certain verbals : -ic limn …
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ETIC — adjective Etymology: phon etic Date: 1954 : of, relating to, or involving analysis of cultural phenomena from the perspective of …
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-ETIC — ■ suffix forming adjectives and nouns, such as pathetic , peripatetic . Origin from Gk -ĕtikos or -ētikos .
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ETIC — [et.ic] adj [phonetic] (1954): of, relating to, or having linguistic or behavioral characteristics considered without regard to their structural significance--compare …
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ETIC — etic BrE AmE ˈet ɪk AmE \ ˈet̬ ɪk ▷ etic|ally ə l‿i
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
-ETIC — suffix forming adjectives and nouns (ascetic; emetic; genetic; synthetic). [Gk -etikos or -etikos: cf. -IC]
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ETIC — Function: adjective suffix Etymology: Latin & Greek; Latin -eticus, from Greek -etikos, - ē tikos, from -etos, - ē tos, …
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ETIC — Pronunciation: ' e-tik Function: adjective Etymology: phon etic Date: 1954 : of, relating to, or involving analysis of cultural phenomena …
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MORAL — a. ~ (-itá, -ist, -isar), etic
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ETHICAL — etic (-a)
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PHYLETIC — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary phyl- + -etic (as in genetic) Date: 1881 of or relating to evolutionary change in …
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PHENETIC — adjective Etymology: phenotype + -etic (as in genetic) Date: 1960 of or relating to taxonomic analysis that emphasizes the overall …
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BATHETIC — adjective Etymology: bathos + -etic (as in pathetic) Date: 1845 characterized by bathos, ~ally adverb
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TABETIC — I. təˈbed.ik adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary tab- (from New Latin tabes ) + -etic : resembling, having the nature …
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SPLENETIC — I. splə̇ˈned.ik, -netik, -ēk adjective Etymology: Late Latin spleneticus, from Latin splen spleen + -eticus -etic — more at spleen …
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EIDETIC — I. (ˈ)ī|ded.ik adjective Etymology: Greek eidētikos, from eidos + -ētikos -etic 1. a. : of, relating to, or having the …
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ASYNDETIC — I. |as ə n|ded.ik, |ās-, -(ˌ)sin- adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary asyndet on + -ic : characterized by asyndeton the …
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PHENETIC — fə̇ˈned.ik adjective Etymology: phen otype + -etic (as in genetic ) : of or relating to taxonomic analysis that emphasizes …
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MAGNON — ˈmagˌnän noun ( -s ) Etymology: magn etic (I) + -on (II) : spin wave herein
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INDOMETHACIN — ˌindōˈmethəsə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: indo le + meth- + ac etic acid + -in : a nonsteroidal drug …
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ETHACRYNIC ACID — ˌethəˌkrinik- noun Etymology: eth- + ac etic + buty ry l + phe n ol + -ic (I) : a …
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EMIC — ˈēmik adjective Etymology: phon emic : of, relating to, or having characteristics which are significant to the structure of a …
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ZOETIC — zōˈed.ik adjective Etymology: Greek zōē life + English -etic : of or relating to life : living , vital
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URACIL — ˈyu̇rəˌsil noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary ur- (I) + ac etic + -il : a crystalline heterocyclic …
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ULETIC — yüˈled.ik adjective Etymology: New Latin ula + English -etic : of or relating to the gums
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OROGENIC — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|jenik adjective also oro·ge·net·ic -_jə̇|ned.ik Etymology: in sense 1, International Scientific Vocabulary orogeny + -ic or -etic; in sense 2, …
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POETIC — poetic BrE AmE pəʊ ˈet ɪk AmE \ poʊ ˈet̬ ɪk ▷ poetic|al ə l ▷ poetic|ally ə l‿i ▷ …
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