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i⋅ren⋅ic
[ahy-ren-ik, ahy-ree-nik] 
ɪk
–adjective
| tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory. |
Also, i⋅ren⋅i⋅cal.
nRelated forms:
i⋅ren⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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| i·ren·ic (ī-rěn'ĭk, ī-rē'nĭk) adj. Promoting peace; conciliatory. [Greek eirēnikos, from eirēnē, peace.] i·ren'i·cal·ly adv. |
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Irenic
I*ren"ic\, Irenical \I*ren"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?.] Fitted or designed to promote peace; pacific; conciliatory; peaceful. --Bp. Hall.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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irenic
1864, from Gk. eirenikos, from eirene "peace." Irenical "peaceful" is attested from 1660.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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