Indic
1 Americanabbreviation
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indicating.
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indicative.
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indicator.
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indicating
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indicative
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indicator
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noun
Etymology
Origin of Indic
First recorded in 1875–80; from Latin Indicus “of India,” from Greek Indikós; see India, -ic
Example Sentences
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“Dharma,” one of the great untranslatable Indic words, can mean “duty,” or “religion” or “vocation,” but it is fundamentally a duty to oneself, to one’s nature.
From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2023
“The Mahabharata is one of two ancient poems. It was written in Sanskrit, an ancient Indic language that is no longer spoken.”
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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We cannot say that they strike us as so many improvements on Kālidāsa; they certainly often destroy or obliterate characteristic Indic features.
From The Influence of India and Persia on the Poetry of Germany by Remy, Arthur F. J.
According to some Indic authorities an arrow is shot off at the moment the accused is dropped into the water, and a 'swift runner' goes after and fetches it back.
From The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow by Hopkins, Edward Washburn
The Armenian language belongs to the group called Indo-European, of which the Iranic and Indic tongues formed one branch, and Greek, Albanian, Italian, Celtic, Germanic and Baltic-Slavonic dialects the other great branch.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various
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