"vatic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈvætɪk/ Forms: more vatic [comparative], most vatic [superlative]
Rhymes: -ætɪk Etymology: From Latin vates (“seer, poet”) + -ic. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|vates||seer, poet}} Latin vates (“seer, poet”), {{suffix|en||ic}} + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} vatic (comparative more vatic, superlative most vatic)
  1. Pertaining to a prophet; prophetic, oracular.
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