Definition of "-ic" []

• Of, relating to, or characterized by: seismic. (suffix)
• Having a valence higher than that of a specified element in compounds or ions named with adjectives ending in -ous: sulfuric acid. (suffix)
• One relating to or characterized by: academic. (suffix)

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• "The name tags had been specially prepared: a blank space for your name on the first line, the printed words A Person With on the second, and on the bottom line you were supposed to print the name of your phobia, using the -ia suffix, not the -ic."