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ɪkadjective
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
Also, i·ren·i·cal.
Related forms
i·ren·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·i·ren·ic, adjective
non·i·ren·i·cal, adjective
un·i·ren·ic, adjective
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Irenic
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irenic
1864, from Gk. eirenikos, from eirene "peace." Irenical "peaceful" is attested from 1660.
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