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- ep|i|deic|tic «EHP uh DYK tihk», adjective.serving for exhibition or display: »
an epideictic ovation.
╂[< Greek epideiktikós < epi- around + deiknýnai to show]
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deic|tic — «DYK tihk», adjective. 1. Logic. that proves directly. 2. Grammar. pointing out; demonstrative. Also, deiktic. ╂[< Greek deiktikós showing, able to show < deíkn to show] –deic´ti|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
ap|o|deic|tic — «AP uh DYK tihk», adjective. Especially British. apodictic. –ap´o|deic´ti|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
deic — deic·tic; ep·i·deic·tic; … English syllables
deic´ti|cal|ly — deic|tic «DYK tihk», adjective. 1. Logic. that proves directly. 2. Grammar. pointing out; demonstrative. Also, deiktic. ╂[< Greek deiktikós showing, able to show < deíkn to show] –deic´ti|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
tic — ace·tic; ace·to·ace·tic; ach·er·on·tic; achres·tic; ach·ro·ma·tic·i·ty; acys·tic; adi·ag·nos·tic; aero·elas·tic; aero·tac·tic; agres·tic; alan·tic; al·bi·nis·tic; al·che·mis·tic; al·lo·cryp·tic; al·lo·plas·tic; al·lo·plas·tic·i·ty; al·tru·is·tic; … English syllables
ap´o|deic´ti|cal|ly — ap|o|deic|tic «AP uh DYK tihk», adjective. Especially British. apodictic. –ap´o|deic´ti|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
deictic — deic•tic [[t]ˈdaɪk tɪk[/t]] adj. 1) gram. specifying identity or spatial or temporal location from the perspective of one or more of the participants in an act of speech or writing, as the words we, you, here, now, then, and that[/ex] 2) gram. a… … From formal English to slang
deictic — deic·tic … English syllables
epideictic — ep·i·deic·tic … English syllables
Apodeictic — Ap o*deic tic, Apodictic Ap o*dic tic, Apodeictical Ap o*deic tic*al, Apodictical Ap o*dic tic*al, a. [L. apodicticus, Gr. ?, fr. ? to point out, to show by argument; ? from + ? to show.] Self evident; intuitively true; evident beyond… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
