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Metic — Met ic (? or ?; 277), n. [Gr. ?, prop., changing one s abode; ?, indicating change + ? house, abode: cf. L. metoecus, F. m[ e]t[ e]que.] (Gr. Antiq.) A sojourner; an immigrant; an alien resident in a Grecian city, but not a citizen. Mitford.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
metic — (n.) resident alien in an ancient Greek state, 1808, from L.L. metycus, from Gk. metoikos, lit. one who has changed his residence, from meta change (see META (Cf. meta )) + oikos dwelling, from oikein to dwell (see VILLA (Cf … Etymology dictionary
Metic — Not to be confused with Métis. In ancient Greece, the term metic (Greek métoikos: from metá, indicating change, and oîkos dwelling )[1] referred to a resident alien, one who did not have citizen rights in his or her Greek city state (polis) of… … Wikipedia
metic — /met ik/, n. an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there. [1800 10; < LL metycus, var. of metoecus < Gk métoikos emigrant, equiv. to met MET + oikos dwelling] * * * (Greek, metoikos) Any resident… … Universalium
metic — noun In ancient Greece, a resident alien who did not have citizen rights and who paid a tax for the right to live there … Wiktionary
metic — [ mɛtɪk] noun a foreigner living in an ancient Greek city who had some of the privileges of citizenship. Origin C19: formed irregularly from Gk metoikos, from meta (expressing change) + oikos dwelling … English new terms dictionary
metic — met·ic … English syllables
metic — /ˈmɛtɪk/ (say metik) noun Ancient History a resident alien in a Greek city, granted some rights although without citizenship. {Greek metikos, from meta along with, acompanying + oikos, house, home} …
metic — n. Gk Antiq. an alien living in a Greek city with some privileges of citizenship. Etymology: irreg. f. Gk metoikos (as META , oikos dwelling) … Useful english dictionary
cosˌmetic ˈsurgery — noun [U] medical operations that improve someone s appearance … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
