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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-ica

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.87 in modern English

Syllables
-i-ca
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
3
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

a collection of things that relate to a specific place, person, theme, etc.

Etymology

From Latin -ica, neuter plural of -icus. Note that etymologically this is not -ic + -a (“(plural ending)”), as -ic is the English form, having dropped the -um, though adding an -a to an English word ending in -ic does produce a superficial etymologically.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

erotica Hebraica

Synonyms

-ana -iana -ia

Questions

What does -ica mean?
a collection of things that relate to a specific place, person, theme, etc.
Where does -ica come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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