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Metic — Met ic (? or ?; 277), n. [Gr. ?, prop., changing one s abode; ?, indicating change + ? house, abode: cf. L. metoecus, F. m[ e]t[ e]que.] (Gr. Antiq.) A sojourner; an immigrant; an alien resident in a Grecian city, but not a citizen. Mitford.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
metic — (n.) resident alien in an ancient Greek state, 1808, from L.L. metycus, from Gk. metoikos, lit. one who has changed his residence, from meta change (see META (Cf. meta )) + oikos dwelling, from oikein to dwell (see VILLA (Cf … Etymology dictionary
Metic — Not to be confused with Métis. In ancient Greece, the term metic (Greek métoikos: from metá, indicating change, and oîkos dwelling )[1] referred to a resident alien, one who did not have citizen rights in his or her Greek city state (polis) of… … Wikipedia
metic — /met ik/, n. an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there. [1800 10; < LL metycus, var. of metoecus < Gk métoikos emigrant, equiv. to met MET + oikos dwelling] * * * (Greek, metoikos) Any resident… … Universalium
Metic — En la Antigua Grecia, el término metic significaba simplemente un extranjero, un no griego, viviendo en una de las ciudades estado griegas. La palabra no tenia el significado peyorativo que tiene hoy día. Etimológicamente, la palabra viene del… … Enciclopedia Universal
metic — [ mɛtɪk] noun a foreigner living in an ancient Greek city who had some of the privileges of citizenship. Origin C19: formed irregularly from Gk metoikos, from meta (expressing change) + oikos dwelling … English new terms dictionary
metic — met·ic … English syllables
metic — /ˈmɛtɪk/ (say metik) noun Ancient History a resident alien in a Greek city, granted some rights although without citizenship. {Greek metikos, from meta along with, acompanying + oikos, house, home} …
metic — n. Gk Antiq. an alien living in a Greek city with some privileges of citizenship. Etymology: irreg. f. Gk metoikos (as META , oikos dwelling) … Useful english dictionary
cosˌmetic ˈsurgery — noun [U] medical operations that improve someone s appearance … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
