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ru⋅nic

  [roo-nik]
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–adjective
1. consisting of or set down in runes: runic inscriptions.
2. having some secret or mysterious meaning: runic rhyme.
3. (of ornamental knots, figures, etc.) of an interlaced form seen on ancient monuments, metalwork, etc., of the northern European peoples.
4. of the ancient Scandinavian class or type, as literature or poetry.
Origin:
1655–65; rune 1 + -ic
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run·ic   (rōōn'ĭk)   
adj.  Of, relating to, or written in runes.
n.  Runic The Germanic language of the oldest runic inscriptions from northern Europe, dating to between the third and sixth centuries A.D., and considered by some to be close to or identical with the putative common ancestor of the North and West Germanic languages.
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Runic

Ru"nic\, a. Of or pertaining to a rune, to runes, or to the Norsemen; as, runic verses; runic letters; runic names; runic rhyme.

Runic staff. See Clog almanac, under Clog.

Runic wand, a willow wand bearing runes, formerly thought to have been used by the heathen tribes of Northern Europe in magical ceremonies.
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runic

adj. Syn. {obscure}. VMS fans sometimes refer to Unix as `Runix'; Unix fans return the compliment by expanding VMS to `Very Messy Syntax' or `Vachement Mauvais Syste`me' (French idiom, "Hugely Bad System").
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runic jargon
Obscure, consisting of runes.
VMS fans sometimes refer to Unix as "RUnix". Unix fans return the compliment by expanding VMS to "Very Messy Syntax" or "Vachement Mauvais Systeme" (French; literally "Cowlike Bad System", idiomatically "Bitchy Bad System").
(1996-09-17)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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