Meanings
- not comparablerarehuman sciencesPart of or related to the earth; geological or terrestrial.
Origin
From geo- + -ic. The OED claims that it was likely a mistaken form of goetic that gained some currency due to its presence in Samuel Johnson's 1755 dictionary.
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geotic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geotic
“geotic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geotic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geotic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geotic.
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