"gamic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Rhymes: -æmɪk Etymology: Etymology tree English gam Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English gamic From gam (“gamete, syngamy”) + -ic. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|<alt:gam><t:gamete, syngamy>|-ic|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English gam Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English gamic [gamete]], syngamy", "lang_name" : "English", "status" : "ok", "children" : [ ], "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectival suffix", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectival suffix", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "lbor.", "keyword_label" : "Learned borrowing from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectival suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "-ic", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ikos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ikos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-icus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-ique", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ik", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ic", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "gamic", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="gamic"> From gam (“gamete, syngamy”) + -ic. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} gamic (not comparable)
  1. Formed as a result of syngamy (union of gametes), sexually produced, sexual. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: pangamic Related terms: -gamic
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