basilic
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
French basilique. Doublet of basilic (etymology 2) and basil.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
basilic (plural basilics)
- A basilica.
Etymology 2 edit
From Ancient Greek βασιλικός (basilikós). Doublet of basilic (etymology 1) and basil.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
basilic (comparative more basilic, superlative most basilic)
- royal; kingly
- basilican
- (anatomy) Relating to certain parts, anciently supposed to have a specially important function in the animal economy, such as the basilic vein.
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Translations edit
basilican — see basilican
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “basilic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
basilic m (plural basilics)
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Further reading edit
- “basilic”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.