breviconic
English
Etymology
From brevicone + -ic. By surface analysis, brevi- + cone + -ic.
Pronunciation
- enPR: brĕv′ĭ-kŏn′ĭk
- (Received Pronunciation, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌbɹɛv.ɪˈkɒn.ɪk/
- (older Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌbɹɛv.ɪˈkɔːn.ɪk/
- (Canada, cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˌbɹɛv.ɪˈkɑn.ɪk/
- Rhymes: -ɒnɪk
- Hyphenation: brev‧i‧con‧ic
Adjective
breviconic (not comparable)
- (malacology) Relating to, or composed of, brevicones.
Further reading
- “breviconic, adj.” under “brevicone, n.”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- William Dwight Whitney and Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1914), “[Supplement breviconic, adj.]”, in The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language, revised edition, volumes I (A–C), New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC, column 1.
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “breviconic, adj.”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC, page 164, column 1.