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ionic

ion.ic \i--'a:n-ik\ aj [ISV] : relating to, employing, or existing in the 
   form of ions 1. Ion.ic \i--'a:n-ik\ aj [L & MF; MF ionique, fr. L ionicus, 
   fr. Gk io-nikos, fr. (XIo-nia Ionia 1: of or relating to Ionia or the 
   Ionians  2: belonging to or resembling the Ionic order of architecture 
   characterize d esp. by the spiral volutes of its capital
2. Ionic n : a dialect of ancient Greek used in Ionia that is the vehicle 
   of an impor tant body of literature