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-istic

  1. a suffix of adjectives (and in the plural, of nouns from adjectives) formed from nouns ending in -ist and having reference to such nouns, or to associated nouns ending in -ism ( deistic; euphuistic; puristic ). In nouns, it usually has a plural form ( linguistics ).


-istic

suffix forming adjectives

  1. equivalent to a combination of -ist and -ic but in some words having a less specific or literal application and sometimes a mildly pejorative force, as compared with corresponding adjectives ending in -ist

    impressionistic

    communistic

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of -istic1

< Latin -isticus < Greek -istikos; in some words, replacing -istique < French < Latin, as above
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of -istic1

from Latin -isticus, from Greek istikos

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