Word of the Day
for Tuesday 14th October 2014
Exilic \eg-ZIL-ik, ek-SIL-\
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Adjective
1. Pertaining to exile, especially that of the Jews in Babylon. |
Quotes
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However, Ovid can serve as an exilic model in a more
subtle manner, as several chapters demonstrate in their exploration of a
range of other, less obvious, Ovidian moves and poses.
-- Jennifer Ingleheart, "Introduction," Two Thousand Years of Solitude, 2011 |
Origin
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Exilic entered English in the 1870’s. It is a combination of the word exile and -ic,
a suffix that forms adjectives from other parts of speech, occurring
originally in Greek and Latin loanwords, as in poetic and metallic.
Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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