metallic
/məˈtælɪk/muh-TA-lik
/məˈtælɪk/muh-TA-lik
Meaningrelating to metal
Common meaning: like metal
- metalla mine, a quarryLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 949 · scan
- icadjective ending: relating to
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from metal + -ic.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), METAL, p.365 · scan
Roots
- μέταλλον Greek “a mine, a quarry”
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