Difference between revisions of "-ic"
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| − | '''–ic''' (Greek & Latin, | + | '''–ic''' ([[Category:Greek]][[:Category:Greek|Greek]] & [[Category:Latin]][[:Category:Latin|Latin]], [[Category:Suffix]][[:Category:Suffix|suffix]]) – descriptive; ''"being ..."'', ''"with the nature of ..."''; e. g., ''[[saprobic]]'' (being a [[saprobe]], i. e., a [[destruent]]/[[decomposer]] of organic material), ''epiphytic'' (being an [[epiphyte]], i. e., a "plant" growing on the surface of other plants). |
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–ic (Greek &Latin,suffix) – descriptive; "being ...", "with the nature of ..."; e. g., saprobic (being a saprobe, i. e., a destruent/decomposer of organic material), epiphytic (being an epiphyte, i. e., a "plant" growing on the surface of other plants).
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