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- pronunciation:
- sI
vihk
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
of or having to do with a city.
In her new job with the newspaper, she is reporting on civic affairs.- synonyms:
- metropolitan, municipal, urban
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| definition 2: |
of or having to do with citizens or citizenship.
We have civic rights and responsibilities.Paying taxes is a civic duty.- synonyms:
- civil
- similar words:
- public
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| related words: |
civilian, popular, social |
| derivation: |
civically (adv.) |
The word civic
contains the following parts:
civ
Latin
root
that means citizen
  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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