DictionaryRoot: -ic
English
-ic
connected with or characteristic of
Forms
- -ic
Origin
Through French and Latin -icus from Greek -ikos.
Note
It can indicate a field, a material, a resemblance, or a tendency; it has no single literal meaning in every word.
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adjective
hermetic
Relating to occult or alchemical traditions associated with Hermes Trismegistus.
Etymology
The adjective comes from the figure credited with writings on hidden wisdom and alchemy. Hermetic identifies the traditions associated with that authority.
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