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IC

, plural ICs.

plural ICs immediate constituent.
Electronics. integrated circuit.
intensive care.

-ic

a suffix forming adjectives from other parts of speech, occurring originally in Greek and Latin loanwords ( metallic; poetic; archaic; public ) and, on this model, used as an adjective-forming suffix with the particular senses “having some characteristics of” (opposed to the simple attributive use of the base noun) ( balletic; sophomoric ); “in the style of” ( Byronic; Miltonic ); “pertaining to a family of peoples or languages” ( Finnic; Semitic; Turkic ).
Chemistry. a suffix, specialized in opposition to -ous, used to show the higher of two valences:
ferric chloride.
a noun suffix occurring chiefly in loanwords from Greek, where such words were originally adjectival ( critic; magic; music ).

I.C.

abbreviation for

Jesus Christ.

abbreviation for

internal-combustion
electronics integrated circuit
text messaging I see
(in transformational grammar) immediate constituent
astrology Imum Coeli: the point on the ecliptic lying directly opposite the Midheaven

-ic

suffix forming adjectives

See -ical
of, relating to, or resembling See also -ical
allergic
periodic
Germanic
See -ous
(in chemistry) indicating that an element is chemically combined in the higher of two possible valence states Compare -ous
ferric
stannic

i/c

abbreviation for

in charge (of)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of IC¹

Middle English -ic, -ik, from Latin -icus; in many words representing the cognate Greek -ikos (directly or through Latin ); in some words replacing -ique, from French, from Latin -icus

Origin of IC²

< Latin I ( ēsus ) C ( hrīstus )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of IC¹

from Latin -icus or Greek -ikos; -ic also occurs in nouns that represent a substantive use of adjectives ( magic ) and in nouns borrowed directly from Latin or Greek ( critic, music )

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Example Sentences

The 4M craft also includes a radiation dosimeter built by the Spanish company iC-Málaga.

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The Republican National Committee has called the project out as a “Democrat[ic] front group.”

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Collectively, these 16 agencies are called the “IC”—intelligence community.

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He finished, turned to leave, and was out on the main tunnel before he became aware of the IC ground cars closing in upon him.

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He was in no shape to do anything, and unless he managed to find food and drink pretty soon, he would be easy pickings for IC.

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However, he could play tag with IC in this area for some time with the reasonable possibility that he wouldn't get caught.

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It might be well enough to make IC spend valuable time looking for him, but such delaying actions had no positive value.

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Anomalist′ic, -al, anomalous: departing from established rules: irregular.

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