meteoric
/ˌmitiˈɔːɹɪk/mee-tee-AW-rik
/ˌmitiˈɔɹɪk/mee-tee-AW-rik
Meaningof a meteor
Common meaning: very fast, like a shooting star
- meteorraised up, in the airLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 506 · 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 meteor + -ic.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), METEOR, p.365 · scan
Roots
- μετέωρος Greek “raised up, in the air”
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