Etymology

ironic

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Today it means: Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony. Full definition →

Late Latin īrōnicus ← Ancient Greek εἰρωνικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromεἰρωνικός
  2. Late Latin · borrowed fromīrōnicus
  3. English todayironic

Borrowed from Late Latin īrōnicus, from Ancient Greek εἰρωνικός (eirōnikós). Compare Middle French, ironique, equivalent to irony + -ic.

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