Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ic

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.55 in modern English

Syllables
ic
IPA
4
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Initialism of Index Catalogue (part of the NGC survey of J.L.E. Dreyer’s update to the Herschel General Catalogue).

name

Initialism of Intelligence Community.

American usage

noun

Initialism of independent contractor.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of irreducible complexity.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of intercalation compound.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

I. C. (alternative) I.C. (alternative) ICs (plural)

Derived Forms

VHSIC HSIC ASIC

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Questions

What does ic mean?
Initialism of Index Catalogue (part of the NGC survey of J.L.E. Dreyer’s update to the Herschel General Catalogue).

How to pronounce ic

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