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DictionaryRoot: -ikos
Greek

-ikos

connected with or characteristic of

Forms

  • -ikos
  • -ic — The ending shortened as Greek words entered Latin, French, and English.

Origin

Greek -ikos continued an older Indo-European ending used to describe a connection or kind.

Note

English extended this borrowed ending to newly coined words.

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A pleasing flute melody shared at a small table: a flutist and an attentive listener sit on adjacent sides, with a flat musical score visibly accessible to both.
adjective

melodic

muh-LAH-dik/məˈlɑːdɪk/

Relating to or characterized by a musical tune.

Etymology
melGreeksong, part of a song
+odGreeksong
+icGreekconnected with or characteristic of

The two song elements formed a word for singing or a tune for lyric poetry. Melodic applies that idea to music with a pleasing sequence of notes.

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