Slavic
vɪk, ˈslæv noun
1.
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, usually divided into East Slavic (Russian, Ukrainian, Byelorussian), West Slavic (Polish, Czech, Slovak, Sorbian), and South Slavic (Old Church Slavonic, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Serbo-Croatian, Slovene). Abbr.: Slav.
adjective
2.
of or pertaining to the Slavs or their languages.
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Slavic
is always a great word to know.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Slavonic or esp (US) Slavic (sləˈvɒnɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, usually divided into three subbranches: South Slavonic (including Old Church Slavonic, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Bosnian, etc), East Slavonic (including Ukrainian, Russian, etc), and West Slavonic (including Polish, Czech, Slovak, etc) |
| 2. | the unrecorded ancient language from which all of these languages developed |
| —adj | |
| 3. | of, denoting, or relating to this group of languages |
| 4. | of, denoting, or relating to the people who speak these languages |
| [C17: from Medieval Latin Slavonicus, Sclavonicus, from | |
| Slavic or esp (US) Slavic | |
| —n | |
| —adj | |
| [C17: from Medieval Latin Slavonicus, Sclavonicus, from | |
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