mythic
/ˈmɪθɪk/MIH-thik
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˈmɪθɪk/MIH-thik
Meaningrelating to a tale
Common meaning: relating to myth
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- mythword, tale, storyLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 983 · scan
- icadjective ending: relating to
Journey through time
- Greekμῦθος‘word, tale, story’
- Englishmyth‘a traditional story’
- Englishformed in English from mythmythic‘relating to myth’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: relating to a tale. It can be inferred from any of: myth.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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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 myth + -ic (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- μῦθος Greek “word, tale, story”
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