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Etymology of Ionic

From Ancient Greek ἰωνικός (iōnikós, “related to Ionians”).

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Unnumbered source etymology

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name

A sub-dialect of the Attic-Ionic dialectal group of Ancient Greek consisting of Old Ionic and New Ionic.

noun

A four-syllable metrical unit of light-light-heavy-heavy (‿ ‿ — —) that occurs in Ancient Greek and Latin poetry.

adj

Synonym of Ionian; of or relating to Ionia or the Ionians · of an order of classical Greek architecture whose distinguishing feature is a capital with spiral volutes. · Of or relating to a kind of heavy-faced type.

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From Ancient Greek ἰωνικός (iōnikós, “related to Ionians”).

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