thetic
Americanadjective
adjective
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(in classical prosody) of, bearing, or relating to a metrical stress
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positive and arbitrary; prescriptive
Other Word Forms
- thetically adverb
Etymology
Origin of thetic
1670–80; < Greek thetikós, equivalent to thet ( ós ) placed, set (verbid of tithénai to lay down) + -ikos -ic
Example Sentences
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To achieve this, Global Insecurity urges a three-pronged effort: finding new reserves, developing alternative sources like solar power and syn thetic fuels, and conserving energy by using it more efficiently.
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The lights were lowered a sound like thunder rumbled and syn thetic lightning glimmered.
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And so these images of him would have their effect on the aes thetic of the happening in the '60s, as on avant-garde dance in the '70s.
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According to Goodyear, it had some advantages over tires of syn thetic or natural rubber.
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He evolved the style Haskell so admires, a kind of syn thetic cubism heavily studded with military symbols and panoply, most conspicuously the Iron Cross itself.
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