-atic

A form of -tic — Forms adjectives from nouns ending with -sis, -o, or -a

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Meanings

suffix
  1. alternativeAlternative form of -tic.

Origin

Rebracketing of -tic after Greek words ending in -μα (-ma), such as problematic; extended to new environments in modern scientific coinages as such lymphatic; likely reanalyzed as if from -ate + -ic.

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APA

-atic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-atic

MLA

“-atic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-atic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-atic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-atic.

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