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Webster 1913 Edition

-ic

-ic

.
[L.
-icus
, Gr. [GREEK]: cf. F.
-ique
.]
1.
A suffix signifying, in general, relating to, or characteristic of;
as, histor
ic
, hygien
ic
, telegraph
ic
, etc.
2.
(Chem.)
A suffix, denoting that the element indicated enters into certain compounds with its highest valence, or with a valence relatively higher than in compounds where the name of the element ends in -ous;
as, ferr
ic
, sulphur
ic
. It is also used in the general sense of pertaining to;
as, hydr
ic
, sod
ic
, calc
ic
.

Definition 2024

-ič

-ič

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ic"

Czech

Suffix

-ič m

  1. A suffix used to form agent nouns, similar to -er and -or.

Derived terms

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Serbo-Croatian

Suffix

-ič ‎(Cyrillic spelling -ич)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, used only for four nouns: branič, gonič, ribič and vodič.

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