-otic
-otic repr. ult., through F. -otique, L. -ōticus, Gr. -ōtikós, f. sbs. in -ōtes -OT, -OTE, adjs. in -ōtos, f. vbs. in -óein, -oûn, and so rel. to sbs. in -OSIS, e.g. hypnotic and hypnosis, sclerotic and sclerosis. Of different formation in Gr. are demotic, erotic, exotic; a mod. analogical formation is chaotic on chaos.
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Formation , for·ma·tion / fôrˈmāshən/ • n. 1. the action of forming or process of being formed: the formation of the Great Rift Valley. 2. a structure or arrange… Format , for·mat / ˈfôrˌmat/ • n. the way in which something is arranged or set out: the format of the funeral service. ∎ the shape, size, and presentation of… -graph , -graph repr. F. -graphe, L. -graphus — Gr. -graphos, which was used (i) in the sense ‘written’, as autógraphos autograph, kheirógraphos chirograph, (… -logy , -logy
-logy repr. F. -logie, medL. -logia, Gr. -logíā, which is partly f. lógos discourse, speech, partly f. log-, var. of leg-, légein speak; hence… formation type , formation type A world vegetation type which has a relatively uniform appearance and life-forms. A formation is a geographically distinct component o… lact- , lact- stem of L. lac, lact- milk (cf. Gr. gála, galakt-; see GALAXY) in derivs.: lactation XVII(f. L. lactāre), lacteal XVII (f. L. lacteus), lacteou…
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