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Etymology
onomatopoeiaHomophones
hickInterjection
- An approximation to the sound of a hiccup, used e.g. to indicate
drunkenness.
- "This wine - hic! - tasted good."
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈhɪk/
- this, used to refer to
a person or thing close to the speaker
- Mitte hunc mea gratia.
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- Let him alone for my sake.
Declension
Irregular: Roughly similar to first and second declensions, but with singular genitives ending in "-ius" and singular datives ending in "-ic".Related terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- AHD: hē′ ēk
Adverb
Extensive Definition
HIC can refer to:
- Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, a complication of heparin used post surgery.
- Hydrophobic Interaction Chromatography, a chemistry technique
- HiC, a C++ compiler and integrated development environment
- Hi-C (drink), a popular fruit drink
- United Nations Humanitarian Information Centers
- Head impact criterion, a measure of the likelihood of head injury generated by crash tests
- Henry Ian Cusick, an actor
It can also refer to:
- The onomatopoeia for the sound made when hiccuping