Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

geotic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: geot-ic
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Part of or related to the earth; geological or terrestrial.

Etymology

From geo- + -ic. The OED claims that it was likely a mistaken form of goetic that gained some currency due to its presence in Samuel Johnson's 1755 dictionary.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: geo
Suffix: ic

Questions

What does geotic mean?: Part of or related to the earth; geological or terrestrial.
Where does geotic come from?: From geo- + -ic. The OED claims that it was likely a mistaken form of goetic that gained some currency due to its presence in Samuel Johnson's 1755 dictionary.

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