-ica in English

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Etymology: From Latin -ica, neuter plural of -icus. Note that etymologically this is not -ic + -a (“(plural ending)”), as -ic is the English form, having dropped the -um, though adding an -a to an English word ending in -ic does produce a superficial etymologically. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|-ica}} Latin -ica, {{m|la|-icus}} -icus, {{m|en|-ic}} -ic, {{m|la|-a||(plural ending)}} -a (“(plural ending)”), {{m|en|-ic}} -ic, {{m|la|-um}} -um Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -ica, {{en-suffix}} -ica

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "-ica"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin -ica",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "-icus"
      },
      "expansion": "-icus",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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      },
      "expansion": "-ic",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "(plural ending)"
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      "name": "m"
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      },
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      },
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      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin -ica, neuter plural of -icus.\nNote that etymologically this is not -ic + -a (“(plural ending)”), as -ic is the English form, having dropped the -um, though adding an -a to an English word ending in -ic does produce a superficial etymologically.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": "",
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        "id": ""
      },
      "expansion": "-ica",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "-ica",
      "name": "en-suffix"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "erotica"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hebraica"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a collection of things that relate to a specific place, person, theme, etc."
      ],
      "id": "en--ica-en-suffix-hdg2v6hx",
      "links": [
        [
          "collection",
          "collection"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-ana"
        },
        {
          "word": "-iana"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ia"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ica"
}

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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "erotica"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hebraica"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "-ica"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin -ica",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "-icus"
      },
      "expansion": "-icus",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "-ic"
      },
      "expansion": "-ic",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "-a",
        "3": "",
        "4": "(plural ending)"
      },
      "expansion": "-a (“(plural ending)”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "-ic"
      },
      "expansion": "-ic",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "-um"
      },
      "expansion": "-um",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin -ica, neuter plural of -icus.\nNote that etymologically this is not -ic + -a (“(plural ending)”), as -ic is the English form, having dropped the -um, though adding an -a to an English word ending in -ic does produce a superficial etymologically.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": "",
        "head": "",
        "id": ""
      },
      "expansion": "-ica",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "-ica",
      "name": "en-suffix"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English lemmas",
        "English suffixes",
        "English terms borrowed from Latin",
        "English terms derived from Latin"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a collection of things that relate to a specific place, person, theme, etc."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "collection",
          "collection"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-ana"
        },
        {
          "word": "-iana"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ia"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ica"
}

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"-ica" meaning in English

Suffix