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lectic

lectic adjective: 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.

Adjective

lectic (not comparable)

  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.
    Synonyms:
    lectical

Synonyms of lectic

Origin of lectic

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

Words that rhyme with lectic

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Questions about lectic

What does lectic mean?
Lectic means 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.
What part of speech is lectic?
Lectic is an adjective.

Words near lectic in the dictionary

  1. lect
  2. lect.
  3. lectal
  4. lectern
  5. lecterns
  6. lectic
  7. lectica
  8. lecticae
  9. lectical
  10. lectically
  11. lectican

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