zenzic

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adjective

relating to the square of a number

OriginNew Latin zenzicus ← German zenzi ← Italian censo →
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Meanings

adjectivezenzic (not comparable)

alternative zenzick

  1. not comparablerelating to the square of a number

Origin

  1. Italiancenso“property”
  2. Germanzenzi“square (of a number)”
  3. New Latinzenzicus
  4. Englishzenzic

From New Latin zenzicus, zensicus, from zensus, Germanized from census / German zenzi (“square (of a number)”), from Italian censo (“property”), used in Medieval times to denote the algebraic square based on a translation of Arabic مَال (māl, “property, assets, estate; (obsolete) algebraic square”).

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APA

zenzic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zenzic

MLA

“zenzic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zenzic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zenzic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zenzic.

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