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-ica suffix forming adjectives from other parts of speech, occurring originally in Greek and Latin loanwords (metallic; poetic; archaic; public ) and, on this model, used as an adjective-forming suffix with the particular senses “having some characteristics of” (opposed to the simple attributive use of the base noun) (balletic; sophomoric ); “in the style of” (Byronic; Miltonic ); “pertaining to a family of peoples or languages” (Finnic; Semitic; Turkic ).
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I.C.
I.C.abbreviationJesus Christ.
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i/c
i/cabbreviationin charge (of)
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a suffix forming adjectives from other parts of speech, occurring originally in Greek and Latin loanwords (metallic; poetic; archaic; public ) and, on this model, used as an adjective-forming suffix with the particular senses “having some characteristics of” (opposed to the simple attributive use of the base noun) (balletic; sophomoric ); “in the style of” (Byronic; Miltonic ); “pertaining to a family of peoples or languages” (Finnic; Semitic; Turkic ).
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Chemistry. a suffix, specialized in opposition to -ous, used to show the higher of two valences.
ferric chloride.
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a noun suffix occurring chiefly in loanwords from Greek, where such words were originally adjectival (critic; magic; music ).
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internal-combustion
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electronics integrated circuit
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text messaging I see
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(in transformational grammar) immediate constituent
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astrology Imum Coeli: the point on the ecliptic lying directly opposite the Midheaven
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Etymology
Origin of -ic2
Middle English -ic, -ik, from Latin -icus; in many words representing the cognate Greek -ikos (directly or through Latin ); in some words replacing -ique, from French, from Latin -icus
Origin of I.C.3
< Latin I ( ēsus ) C ( hrīstus )
Example Sentences
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Founded in 1987, AT&S initially made printed circuit boards before entering the IC substrate business in 2016, when it began serial production at a new plant in Chongqing, China.
From Barron's â—Ź Aug. 23, 2026
With the IC motor engaged, the pace picks up heroically.
From The Wall Street Journal â—Ź Aug. 1, 2026
Their target was the high-energy neutrino event IC 210922A, which was detected by the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole.
From Science Daily â—Ź Jun. 19, 2026
IC: I just want people to understand that there are literally floor-to-ceiling bookcases where there are hundreds of VHS tapes and hundreds of Betacams.
From Los Angeles Times â—Ź Dec. 12, 2025
It was on the top floor of the IC building, a good hundred feet down to the street below.
From Insidekick by Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin) Bone
In words belonging to chemistry derivatives in -ic denote the acid containing most oxygen, when more than one is formed: as nitric acid.
From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton
Pronounce the -al of adverbs derived from adjectives in -ic or -al.
From The Century Handbook of Writing by Garland Greever
A ternary acid with the termination -ic gives a salt with the name ending in -ate, while an acid with termination -ous gives a salt with the name ending in -ite.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by William McPherson
If more than two be known, the one inferior in oxygen content has the prefix hypo- and the termination -ous, and the one superior in oxygen content has the prefix per- and the termination -ic.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various
They are given names consisting of the prefix hydro-, the name of the second element present, and the termination -ic.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by William McPherson
Restrictions due to Covid meant he spent less time at the gym and more online, until Anne gave him a copy of I.C.
From The Wall Street Journal â—Ź Mar. 1, 2026
The Pirates just so happened to be in Los Angeles facing the Dodgers so Bednar, a Pittsburgh native, sent a few cans of I.C.
From Los Angeles Times â—Ź Jul. 10, 2023
Cruz’s mother, referred to in the lawsuit as I.C., is living in a different facility today.
From Seattle Times â—Ź Mar. 8, 2023
“Despite intensive and comprehensive efforts, the I.C. has not identified any compelling leads that have withstood scrutiny and point to foreign actors,” a statement by the National Intelligence Council said.
From New York Times â—Ź Mar. 1, 2023
Each article bears at its conclusion the initials J.C., which in several of the earlier articles are erroneously given as I.C.
From James Cutbush An American Chemist, 1788-1823 by Edgar Fahs Smith
Two months went by, during which the O. i/c Records made no further additions to our postbag.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, October 3, 1917 by Various
Think of the kindly interest which prompted the O. i/c Records to insert a form of receipt—"to guard against impersonation."
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, October 3, 1917 by Various
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