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geonic

geonic adjective: of or relating to a geon.

Adjective (1)

geonic (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to a geon.

Adjective (2) capitalized: Geonic

Geonic (not comparable)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Gaonic.
    • During the Geonic period, the custom developed in Babylon to celebrate Simḥat Torah once a year; there was no such custom in Eretz Yisrael since they did not complete the Torah once a year.2024, David Golinkin, “How Should We Observe Simḥat Torah This Coming Year?”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 148

Origin of geonic

From geon + -ic.

Questions about geonic

What does geonic mean?
Geonic means of or relating to a geon.
What part of speech is geonic?
Geonic is an adjective.

Words near geonic in the dictionary

  1. geonegative
  2. geonet
  3. geonets
  4. geoneutrino
  5. geoneutrinos
  6. geonic
  7. geonim
  8. Geonkhali
  9. geonoma
  10. geonomas
  11. geonomic

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