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1. Containing or involving or occurring in the form of ions
   "ionic charge"; "ionic crystals"; "ionic hydrogen"

1. Of or pertaining to the Ionic order of classical Greek architecture
    
2. Of or relating to Ionia or its inhabitants or its language

1. The dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia
   - Attic, Ionic dialect, Classical Greek

Derived forms: Ionics

See also: ion, Ionia, Ionic order

Type of: Ancient Greek

Antonym: nonionic

Encyclopedia: Ionic