Pronunciations (2)
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/ɪk/
Pronunciation notes
- Australia
- Canada
- General-American
- Received-Pronunciation
- Scotland
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/ək/
Pronunciation notes
- New-Zealand
Suffix
Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Usage- morpheme
- Examples
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Cyril + -ic → Cyrillic
acid + -ic → acidic
Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a greater oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. For example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).
Usage- morpheme