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edetic

edetic adjective: pertaining to mythology and symbolism. Also the alternative spelling of eidetic.

Adjective

edetic (comparative more edetic, superlative most edetic)

  1. Pertaining to mythology and symbolism.
    • Thus we have the geographic interpretation of history by Huntington, Haushofer, Mahan, Spykman, Turner and their disciples, the economic interpretation by Marx and his disciples, the racial explanations of Hegel and Hitler, the morphology of Spengler and the edetic views of Arnold Toynbee.1976, Randolph O. Yeager, The Renaissance New Testament: Matthew 1-7, page 82
    • He was edetic in his approach to ideologies and therefore, he could not be fixed to any particular mould or stereotype.1995, Janata - Volume 50, Issues 19-31

Also used as

edetic is also the alternative spelling of eidetic.

Forms of edetic

comparativemore edetic
superlativemost edetic

Questions about edetic

What does edetic mean?
Edetic means pertaining to mythology and symbolism.
What part of speech is edetic?
Edetic is an adjective.

Words near edetic in the dictionary

  1. edestid
  2. edestids
  3. edestin
  4. edetate
  5. edetates
  6. edetic
  7. edetic acid
  8. Edevane
  9. EDF
  10. EDFA
  11. EDFAs

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