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parasitic.

Of or pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌpæɹ.əˈsɪt.ɪk/UK/ˌpɛɹ.əˈsɪt.ɪk/Canada, US[ˌpɛɹ.əˈsɪɾ.ɪk]Canada, US/ˌpæɹ.əˈsɪt.ɪk/Australia

  1. Of or pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite.

  2. Drawing upon another organism for sustenance.

  3. Exploiting another for personal gain.

  4. Intellectually, logically, conceptually, or metaphysically dependent (on something else in the same category)

    with-on

  5. Of emotional damages: accompanying a physical or pecuniary injury.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek σῖτος (sîtos) Ancient Greek παράσιτος (parásitos)der. Latin parasītusder. Middle French parasite English parasite Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English parasitic From parasite + -ic.

noun/ˌpæɹ.əˈsɪt.ɪk/UK/ˌpɛɹ.əˈsɪt.ɪk/Canada, US[ˌpɛɹ.əˈsɪɾ.ɪk]Canada, US/ˌpæɹ.əˈsɪt.ɪk/Australia

  1. A component of a circuit that does not show up in a circuit's schematic but does show up in the circuit's behavior.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek σῖτος (sîtos) Ancient Greek παράσιτος (parásitos)der. Latin parasītusder. Middle French parasite English parasite Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English parasitic From parasite + -ic.

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