"kaleidoscopic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /kəˌlaɪdəˈskɒpɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kəˌlaɪdəˈskɑːpɪk/ [US] Audio: en-us-kaleidoscopic.ogg [US] Forms: more kaleidoscopic [comparative], most kaleidoscopic [superlative]
Etymology: From kaleidoscope + -ic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|kaleidoscope|ic}} kaleidoscope + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} kaleidoscopic (comparative more kaleidoscopic, superlative most kaleidoscopic)
  1. Of, relating to, or produced by a kaleidoscope.
    Sense id: en-kaleidoscopic-en-adj-EWF7hzM1
  2. (figuratively) Brightly coloured and continuously changing in pattern, as if in a kaleidoscope. Tags: figuratively Translations (brightly coloured, changing in pattern): kaleidoskopisk (Swedish), skimrande (Swedish), brokig (Swedish), laidacenöl (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-kaleidoscopic-en-adj-k1wlTmlY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 19 81 Disambiguation of 'brightly coloured, changing in pattern': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: caleidoscopic Translations (relating to a kaleidoscope): kalejdoskopa (Esperanto), kaleidoskopisk (Swedish), kaleýdoskopik (Turkmen)
Disambiguation of 'relating to a kaleidoscope': 52 48

Alternative forms

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