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metic

/ˈmɛtək/UK/ˈmɛtɪk/

metic noun: in Ancient Greek city-states, a resident alien who did not have the rights of a citizen and who paid a tax for the right to live there.

Noun

metic (plural metics)

  1. (historical) In Ancient Greek city-states, a resident alien who did not have the rights of a citizen and who paid a tax for the right to live there.

Forms of metic

pluralmetics

Origin of metic

From Late Latin metycus (also metoecus), from Ancient Greek μέτοικος (métoikos, “foreigner, metic”).

Words that rhyme with metic

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Questions about metic

What does metic mean?
Metic means in Ancient Greek city-states, a resident alien who did not have the rights of a citizen and who paid a tax for the right to live there.
What part of speech is metic?
Metic is a noun.
How do you pronounce metic?
Metic is pronounced /ˈmɛtɪk/ (UK).
What is the plural of metic?
The plural of metic is metics.

Words near metic in the dictionary

  1. methysticin
  2. methæmoglobin
  3. methæmoglobins
  4. METI
  5. metiamide
  6. metic
  7. metica
  8. meticais
  9. metical
  10. meticals
  11. meticas

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