etic

¹ American  

[et-ik] / ˈɛt ɪk /

adjective

Linguistics.

1. pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.

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-etic ² American  

1. a suffix used in the formation of adjectives.

   eidetic.

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Etymology

Origin of etic¹

1950–55; extracted from phonetic; emic

Origin of -etic²

< Latin -eticus, Greek -etikos, equivalent to -et-, a formative occurring in some nouns + -ikos -ic

Example Sentences

With 200 billion yen of convertible bonds maturing in 2013, Sharp may have to ask a state-sponsored investment fund such as Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corp. of Japan, or ETIC, for money, says Fumiaki Sato, co-founder of Sangyo Sosei Advisory, a turnaround advisory firm in Tokyo.

From BusinessWeek

Splēnal′gia, pain in the region of the spleen; Splen′cule, Splen′cūlus, a supplementary spleen; Splēnec′tomist, one who excises the spleen; Splēnec′tomy, excision of the spleen; Splēnectō′pia, displacement of the spleen; Splēn′etic, a splenetic person.—adjs.

From Project Gutenberg

The scientists in the program, dubbed PETRO, for plants engineered to replace oil, will also have to deal with the challenges of increasingly limited supplies for crops and public skepticism of gen­etic­ally modified organ­isms.

From Scientific American

ETIC, which injected 350 billion yen of capital into JAL as part of the turnaround, must sell its stake by January 2013, three years after taking over the carrier.

From BusinessWeek

ETIC, which injected 350 billion yen of capital into JAL as part of the airline’s turnaround, must sell its stake by January 2013, three years after taking over the carrier.

From BusinessWeek