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sonic.

Of or relating to sound.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈsɒnɪk/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsɑnɪk/General-American, dialectal/ˈsɒnɪk/Canada, dialectal/ˈsɔnɪk/Australia
  1. Of or relating to sound.

    not-comparable
    a sonic extravagance
    on a sonic level
  2. Having a speed approaching that of the speed of sound in air.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- Proto-Indo-European *swónh₂os Latin sonus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English sonic From Latin sonus + English -ic.

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