Ionic
English
Alternative forms
- Ionick (obsolete)
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἰωνικός (iōnikós, “related to Ionians”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɒnɪk
Adjective
Ionic (not comparable)
- of or relating to Ionia or the Ionians
- (architecture) of an order of classical Greek architecture whose distinguishing feature is a capital with spiral volutes.
- (printing, dated) Of or relating to a kind of heavy-faced type.
Translations
of pr relating to Ionia or the Ionians
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Proper noun
Ionic
- A sub-dialect of the Attic-Ionic dialectal group of Ancient Greek consisting of Old Ionic and New Ionic.
Noun
Ionic (plural Ionics)
- (poetry) A four-syllable metrical unit of light-light-heavy-heavy (‿ ‿ — —) that occurs in Ancient Greek and Latin poetry.