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lectic Synonyms & Antonyms

-ɛktɪk

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Lectic as an Adjective

1

Pertaining to a generalization of alphabetical order applied to sets such that, for each pair of sets, their relative ordering is the order obtained if you remove their common (shared) elements and compare the last element in each remaining subset.

Word Forms & Grammar

lectic (not comparable)

Origin of Lectic

From Ancient Greek λέγω (légō) +‎ -τικός (-tikós).

Lectic: Key Facts

Part of speechadjective
Pronunciation/-ɛktɪk/
MeaningPertaining to a generalization of alphabetical order applied to sets such that, for each pair of sets, their…