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
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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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What is common and world-wide in the forms of Indic faith we have shown in a previous chapter.
From The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow by Hopkins, Edward Washburn
The Indic Class consists of the dead languages Prakrit and Pali, Modern Sanskrit, and Vedic Sanskrit, and the modern Dialects of India, and the Dialects of the Gipsies.
From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max
Although Tacitus mentions the same ordeal among the Germans, it is not early Indic law, not being known to any of the ancient legal codes.
From The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow by Hopkins, Edward Washburn
Does, duz, 3d pers. sing. pres. indic. of Do.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
In the strong verbs the plur. of the pret. indic. generally has a different vowel from that of the sing.
From Icelandic Primer with Grammar, Notes and Glossary by Sweet, Henry
The sense requires lay, i.e. the 3rd p. s. pt. t. indic., but properly the word is the present participle, lying.
From Lancelot of the Laik A Scottish Metrical Romance by Skeat, Walter W. (Walter William)
Dost, dust, 2d pers. sing. pres. indic. of Do.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
May, an irregular active verb, signifying "to have and to exercise might or strength," indic. mood, pres. tense, second pers. plur. agreeing with its nom. you.
From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Kirkham, Samuel
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