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etic
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et·ic
/
ˈɛt
ɪk
/
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et
-ik
]
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adjective
Linguistics
.
pertaining to or being the raw data of a
language
or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
Compare
emic
.
Origin:
1950–55;
extracted from
phonetic
; see
emic
Dictionary.com Unabridged
-etic
a
suffix
used in the formation of
adjectives
:
eidetic.
Origin:
<
Latin
-eticus,
Greek
-etikos,
equivalent to
-et-,
a formative occurring in some nouns +
-ikos
-ic
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Word Origin & History
-etic
suffix meaning "pertaining to," from Gk. -etikos, adj. suffix for nouns ending in -esis.
etic
1954, coined by K.L. Pike from ending of
phonetic
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
ETIC
Environmental Teratology Information Center
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Example sentences
He is far more interested in people than in events, and his images are at once tough-minded and po-
etic
, savvy and soulful.
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