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- pronunciation:
- pi
ri
a
dihk
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
happening or appearing at regular times.
We make periodic visits to the doctor to make sure we're healthy.The full moon is a periodic sight in the night sky.- synonyms:
- regular
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| derivation: |
periodically (adv.) |
The word periodic
contains the following parts:
peri
Greek
root
that means around, surrounding
  Example words:
-ic
Latin and Greek
adjective-forming suffix
that means like, pertaining to
More about this word part:
The suffix -ic
attaches to roots and words of Greek or Latin origin to form adjectives. A few words ending in -ic
(magic
, critic
, music
) were adjectives that became nouns in Greek before they entered English, also as nouns.
Example words:
aerobic, antibiotic, aquatic, civic, comic, critic, democratic, domestic, dramatic, eccentric, economic, erratic, fantastic, geometric, magic, microscopic, music, pathetic, periodic, physical, physics, sonic, sympathetic
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