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i·on·ic  (-nk)
adj.
Of, containing, or involving ions.
ionic
Adjective
of or in the form of ions
Ionic
Adjective
of a style of classical architecture characterized by fluted columns with scroll-like ornaments on the capital
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Noun1.ionicIonic - the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia
Classical Greek, Ionic dialect, Attic
Ancient Greek - the Greek language prior to the Roman Empire
Adj.1.ionic - containing or involving or occurring in the form of ions; "ionic charge"; "ionic crystals"; "ionic hydrogen"
nonpolar, nonionic - not ionic; "a nonionic substance"
2.Ionic - of or pertaining to the Ionic order of classical Greek architecture
3.Ionic - of or relating to Ionia or its inhabitants or its language
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When he chose to take a walk it was with a regular step in the entrance hall with its mosaic flooring, or in the circular gallery with its dome supported by twenty red porphyry Ionic columns, and illumined by blue painted windows.
Around The World In Eighty Days by Verne, Jules View in context
Grandfather now looked at his watch, which hung within a beautiful little ebony temple, supported by four Ionic columns.
Grandfather's Chair by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
Nothing could be more noble in appearance than the central forecourt raised upon the flight of steps, like a king upon his throne, having around it four pavilions at the angles, the immense Ionic columns of which rose majestically to the whole height of the building.
The Man in the Iron Mask by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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