-ic

connected with or characteristic of

Forms

Through French and Latin -icus from Greek -ikos.

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

Relating to the rhythmic pattern of poetry.

Etymology

The Greek source means measure. In poetry, the adjective refers to the measured pattern of stresses or syllables that constitutes verse meter.