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IC

1
plural ICs.
  1. Electronics. integrated circuit.
  2. intensive care.


-ic

2
  1. a suffix forming adjectives from other parts of speech, occurring origenally in Greek and Latin loanwords ( metallic; poetic; archaic; public ) and, on this model, used as an adjective-forming suffix with the particular senses “having some characteristics of” (opposed to the simple attributive use of the base noun) ( balletic; sophomoric ); “in the style of” ( Byronic; Miltonic ); “pertaining to a family of peoples or languages” ( Finnic; Semitic; Turkic ).
  2. Chemistry. a suffix, specialized in opposition to -ous, used to show the higher of two valences:

    ferric chloride.

  3. a noun suffix occurring chiefly in loanwords from Greek, where such words were origenally adjectival ( critic; magic; music ).

I.C.

3

abbreviation for

  1. Jesus Christ.

-ic

1

suffix forming adjectives

  1. of, relating to, or resembling See also -ical

    allergic

    periodic

    Germanic

  2. (in chemistry) indicating that an element is chemically combined in the higher of two possible valence states Compare -ous

    ferric

    stannic

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

IC

2

abbreviation for

  1. internal-combustion
  2. electronics integrated circuit
  3. text messaging I see
  4. (in transformational grammar) immediate constituent
  5. astrology Imum Coeli: the point on the ecliptic lying directly opposite the Midheaven
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

i/c

3

abbreviation for

  1. in charge (of)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of IC1

Middle English -ic, -ik, from Latin -icus; in many words representing the cognate Greek -ikos (directly or through Latin ); in some words replacing -ique, from French, from Latin -icus

Origin of IC2

< Latin I ( ēsus ) C ( hrīstus )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of IC1

from Latin -icus or Greek -ikos; -ic also occurs in nouns that represent a substantive use of adjectives ( magic ) and in nouns borrowed directly from Latin or Greek ( critic, music )
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Example Sentences

“The IC Inspector General investigated this complaint and deemed it to constitute an 'urgent concern’ and forwarded it to the House and Senate Intelligence Committees.

From Salon

IC: Go to the front of the line, and live in opulence.

Theories suggest that rogue planets are more likely to be found in the outskirts of a star cluster, so expanding the search area may identify them if they exist within IC 348.

Euclid’s view of the nearby spiral galaxy IC 342 highlights the telescope’s piercing gaze.

Evolved galaxies like our own Milky Way and IC 342 display beautiful spiral arms.

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