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metic

/ˈmɛtɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables
met-ic
IPA
/ˈmɛtɪk/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In Ancient Greek city-states, a resident alien who did not have the rights of a citizen and who paid a tax for the right to live there.

Etymology

From Late Latin metycus (also metoecus), from Ancient Greek μέτοικος (métoikos, “foreigner, metic”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: metycus, μέτοικος

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈmɛtɪk/

Inflected Forms

metics (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

helot

Homonyms

medic

Rhymes With

genetic magnetic non-magnetic athletic pathetic aesthetic sympathetic energetic poetic diabetic kinetic anesthetic

Questions

How do you pronounce metic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɛtɪk/.
What does metic mean?
In Ancient Greek city-states, a resident alien who did not have the rights of a citizen and who paid a tax for the right to live there.
Where does metic come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce metic

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