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adjectiveof or relating to near the ear
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Origin
- Ancient Greekὠτῐκός“of or for the ear”
- Englishotic
Mid 17th century borrowed from Ancient Greek ὠτῐκός (ōtĭkós, “of or for the ear”), from οὖς (oûs, “ear”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, “-ic”, adjectival suffix).
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Bulgarian ушен
- ушен (ušen)related to the ear
Catalan òtic
- òticrelated to the ear
Chinese Mandarin 耳的
- 耳的 (ěr de)related to the ear
Czech ušní
- ušnírelated to the ear
Esperanto orela
- orelarelated to the ear
French otique
- otiquerelated to the ear
Lithuanian ausinis
- ausinisrelated to the ear
Polish uszny, słuchowy
- usznyrelated to the ear
- słuchowyrelated to the ear
Portuguese ótico
- óticorelated to the ear
Spanish ótico
- óticorelated to the ear
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with otic
eroticexoticaquaticantibioticchaoticasymptoticnarcotichypnoticidioticneuroticbioticsymbioticosmoticamnioticprobioticsemioticdespoticquixoticsclerotichomoeroticphoticheterotichomeoticautoerotic
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APA
otic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/otic
MLA
“otic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/otic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “otic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/otic.
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