Ionic
- adjective
- /aɪˈɒnɪk/
- The Ionic dialect was widely spoken in many ancient Greek cities along the coast of Ionia.
Examples
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The cultural heritage of the ancient Greeks can be traced back to the Ionic influences in literature and philosophy.
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Here we can be certain of its intention, as was the philosopher's fifth-century Ionic audience, because the saying is independently attested in his fellow Ionian, Herodotus.
Academic text (1991) -
Famous philosophers such as Thales and Anaximander were known for their Ionic school of thought.
Synonyms
About the ancient Greek people of Ionia, their dialect, or their culture
Compounds
- Specialized
A treatment that uses a small electric current to push medicine into body tissue
- Specialized
A narrow stream of tiny charged particles used to change material surfaces
- Specialized
An old form of Greek used in coastal western Turkey and later in Athens
- Specialized
A cleaning chemical whose molecules do not carry an electric charge in water and that makes little foam
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ionic comes from the place name Ionia, a region of ancient Greece on the west coast of Asia Minor. So Ionic literally means 'from Ionia' and is used for things about its people or culture.