philosophic
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- philosophick (obsolete)
- phylosophic (nonstandard)
- phylosophick (obsolete, rare)
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English philosophik, phylosophyk, from Old French filosofique and Latin philosophicus; equivalent to philosophy + -ic.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌfɪləˈsɒfɪk/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌfɪləˈsɑfɪk/
- (obsolete) IPA(key): /ˌfɪləˈzɒfɪk/[1]
Adjective[edit]
philosophic (comparative more philosophic, superlative most philosophic)
- Synonym of philosophical
References[edit]
- ^ Jespersen, Otto (1909) A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles (Sammlung germanischer Elementar- und Handbücher; 9)[1], volume I: Sounds and Spellings, London: George Allen & Unwin, published 1961, § 6.64, page 203.
Interlingua[edit]
Adjective[edit]
philosophic (comparative plus philosophic, superlative le plus philosophic)
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