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lectic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lec-tic
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to a generalization of alphabetical order applied to sets such that, for each pair of sets, their relative ordering is the order obtained if you remove their common (shared) elements and compare the last element in each remaining subset.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λέγω (légō) + -τικός (-tikós).

Word Breakdown

Synonyms

lectical

Rhymes With

eclectic hectic dialectic apoplectic symplectic eutectic smectic anorectic pectic acatalectic cathectic catalectic

Questions

What does lectic mean?
Pertaining to a generalization of alphabetical order applied to sets such that, for each pair of sets, their relative ordering is the order obtained if you remove their common (shared) elements and compare the last element in each remaining subset.
Where does lectic come from?
From Ancient Greek λέγω (légō) + -τικός (-tikós).

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