"chimeric" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /kɪˈmɛɹɪk/ [UK], /kaɪˈmɛɹɪk/ [UK] Forms: more chimeric [comparative], most chimeric [superlative]
Etymology: chimera + -ic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|chimera|ic}} chimera + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} chimeric (comparative more chimeric, superlative most chimeric)
  1. Like a chimera.
    Sense id: en-chimeric-en-adj-7IiWlIcn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 23 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 53 24 23
  2. Imaginary, fanciful.
    Sense id: en-chimeric-en-adj-tg-oPBY8
  3. (genetics) Pertaining to a genetic chimera. Categories (topical): Genetics
    Sense id: en-chimeric-en-adj-FY082pSq Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: chimaeric, chimæric Derived forms: chimeric antigen receptor

Adjective [Romanian]

Head templates: {{ro-adj}} chimeric m or n (feminine singular chimerică, masculine plural chimerici, feminine and neuter plural chimerice) Inflection templates: {{ro-decl-adj}} Forms: chimerică [feminine, singular], chimerici [masculine, plural], chimerice [feminine, neuter, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], chimeric [accusative, indefinite, masculine, neuter, nominative, singular], chimerică [accusative, feminine, indefinite, nominative, singular], chimerici [accusative, indefinite, masculine, nominative, plural], chimerice [accusative, feminine, indefinite, neuter, nominative, plural], chimericul [accusative, definite, masculine, neuter, nominative, singular], chimerica [accusative, definite, feminine, nominative, singular], chimericii [accusative, definite, masculine, nominative, plural], chimericele [accusative, definite, feminine, neuter, nominative, plural], chimeric [dative, genitive, indefinite, masculine, neuter, singular], chimerice [dative, feminine, genitive, indefinite, singular], chimerici [dative, genitive, indefinite, masculine, plural], chimerice [dative, feminine, genitive, indefinite, neuter, plural], chimericului [dative, definite, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular], chimericei [dative, definite, feminine, genitive, singular], chimericilor [dative, definite, genitive, masculine, plural], chimericelor [dative, definite, feminine, genitive, neuter, plural]
  1. Obsolete form of himeric. Tags: alt-of, masculine, neuter, obsolete Alternative form of: himeric
    Sense id: en-chimeric-ro-adj-YI~kH8PS Categories (other): Romanian entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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