Finnic

[fin-ik]

Finn·ic

[fin-ik]
noun
1.
a subdivision of the Finno-Ugric branch of the Uralic language family that includes Finnish, Estonian, Lapp, Mordvin, Udmurt, Mari, and Komi.
adjective
2.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Finnic.

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Finnic is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
Also, Finnish.


Origin:
1660–70; Finn + -ic
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Finnic (ˈfɪnɪk)
 
n
1.  Compare Ugric one of the two branches of the Finno-Ugric family of languages, including Finnish and several languages of NE Europe
 
adj
2.  of or relating to this group of languages or to the Finns

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