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slavic

noun · adjective

Simple meaning

Any of different languages spoken by the Slavic peoples, such as Proto-Slavic, Common Slavic, Old Church Slavic, or the modern Slavic languages.

Pronunciation

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slahvik

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈslɑvɪk

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Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. A branch of the Indo-European family of languages

  2. Any of various languages spoken by the Slavic peoples, such as Proto-Slavic, Common Slavic, Old Church Slavic, or the modern Slavic languages.

adjective

  1. Of the Slavs, their culture or the branch of the Indo-European languages associated with them.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
C1 · Advanced
Frequency
Uncommon
Typical Use
Primarily written

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: Any of various languages spoken by the Slavic peoples, such as Proto-Slavic, Common Slavic, Old Church Slavic, or the modern Slavic languages.

Used this way, slavic is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a religious use: it carries the weight of tradition and ceremony.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Where it naturally appears

  • Religion/spirituality
  • Historical writing

Nearby words

  • slavic language , rarer, so it draws attention
  • slavonic language , rarer, so it draws attention

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slavic reviewamerican slaviccommon slavicslavic populationslavic worldslavic origineastern slavicslavic linguistics

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Word Family

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Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • slavic languagenounCompound term

    A branch of the Indo-European family of languages.

  • slavic peoplenounCompound term

    Group of people speaking a Slavonic language.

  • balto-slavic languagenounCompound term

    A family of Indo-European languages including the Slavic and Baltic languages.

  • church slavicnounCompound term

    The Slavic language into which the Bible was translated in the 9th century.

  • balto-slavicnounCompound term

    A family of Indo-European languages including the Slavic and Baltic languages.

  • old church slavicnounCompound term

    The Slavic language into which the Bible was translated in the 9th century.

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