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| 1. | 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). |
| 2. | Chemistry. a suffix, specialized in opposition to -ous, used to show the higher of two valences: ferric chloride. |
| 3. | a noun suffix occurring chiefly in loanwords from Greek, where such words were originally adjectival (critic; magic; music). |
Origin:
ME -ic, -ik < L -icus; in many words repr. the cognate Gk -ikos (directly or through L); in some words r. -ique < F < L -icus
ME -ic, -ik < L -icus; in many words repr. the cognate Gk -ikos (directly or through L); in some words r. -ique < F < L -icus

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| -ic suff.
[Middle English, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus and from Greek -ikos.] |
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-ic
-ic\ [L. -icus, Gr. ?: cf. F. -ique.]1. A suffix signifying, in general, relating to, or characteristic of; as, historic, hygienic, telegraphic, etc. 2. (Chem.) A suffix, denoting that the element indicated enters into certain compounds with its highest valence, or with a valence relatively higher than in compounds where the name of the element ends in -ous; as, ferric, sulphuric. It is also used in the general sense of pertaining to; as, hydric, sodic, calcic.
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Language Translation for : -ic
Spanish:
targeta inteligente,
German:
die Smart-karte,
Japanese:
IC、メモリーなどを組み込んだクレジットカードなど
-ic suff.
- Of, relating to, or characterized by: carbonic.
- Having a valence higher than that of a specified element in compounds or ions named with adjectives ending in -ous: ferric.
- Of or relating to an acid: sulfuric acid.
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