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| I·on·ic [ ī ónnik ] |
noun (plural I·on·ics) |
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1. Ionian dialect: an extinct dialect of Ancient Greek that was spoken mainly in Ionia
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2. metrical foot: in classical poetry, a metrical foot of two long syllables followed by two short ones greater Ionic, or two short syllables followed by two long ones lesser Ionic
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1. of architectural order: relating to or typical of the order of architecture characterized by fluted columns and capitals with spiral scroll-shaped ornaments
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2. in Ionic meter: relating to, typical of, or expressed in Ionic meter
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| [Early 17th century. < Greek Iōnikos "of Ionia"] |
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