ic

1. 1.

   being one less than one hundred and nine more than ninety

   Synonymsninety-nine99

   Similarcardinal

Other forms of ic

plural

ics·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about ic

What does ic mean?

ic means "a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in ic?

ic has 1 syllable: ic.

What is another word for ic?

Close synonyms include Intelligence Community, National Intelligence Community, United States Intelligence Community, ninety-nine, 99. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ic a common word?

ic is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.