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thet⋅ic

  [thet-ik, thee-tik]
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–adjective
positive; dogmatic.
Also, thet⋅i⋅cal.

Origin:
1670–80; < Gk thetikós, equiv. to thet(ós) placed, set (verbid of tithénai to lay down) + -ikos -ic

Related forms:
thet⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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thet·ic   (thět'ĭk, thē'tĭk)   
adj.  

  1. Beginning with, constituting, or relating to the thesis in prosody.

  2. Presented dogmatically; arbitrarily prescribed.


[Greek thetikos, from thetos, placed, from tithenai, to put; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]
thet'i·cal·ly adv.
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