First published 1891; not yet revised

eirenicadjective

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What does the adjective eirenic mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective eirenic. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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How common is the adjective eirenic?

About 0.01occurrences per million words in modern written English

1880	0.0024
1890	0.0027
1900	0.0037
1910	0.0042
1920	0.0053
1930	0.0068
1940	0.0082
1950	0.0091
1960	0.011
1970	0.011
1980	0.012
1990	0.012
2000	0.012
2010	0.013

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How is the adjective eirenic pronounced?

British English

/ʌɪˈriːnɪk/

igh-REE-nick

/ʌɪˈrɛnɪk/

igh-REN-ik

U.S. English

/aɪˈrɛnɪk/

igh-REN-ik

/aɪˈrinɪk/

igh-REE-nick

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Where does the adjective eirenic come from?

Earliest known use

1880s

The earliest known use of the adjective eirenic is in the 1880s.

OED's earliest evidence for eirenic is from 1885, in Church Quarterly Review.

eirenic is a borrowing from Greek.

Etymons: Greek εἰρηνικός.

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eirenarch, n.1721–
eirenarchical, adj.1641–
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eirenic, adj.1885–
eirenical, adj.1890–
eirenicon, n.1865–
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Entry history for eirenic, adj.

eirenic, adj. was first published in 1891; not yet revised.

eirenic, adj. was last modified in July 2023.

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Revisions and additions of this kind were last incorporated into eirenic, adj. in July 2023.

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e-ink, n.1997–
einkorn, n.1904–
Einstein, n.1922–
Einstein–Bose, n.1926–
Einsteinian, adj.1925–
einsteinium, n.1955–
eirack, n.1791–
eirenarch, n.1721–
eirenarchical, adj.1641–
eirenarchy, n.1656–
eirenic, adj.1885–
eirenical, adj.1890–
eirenicon, n.1865–
eires, n.1655
eirmonger, n.c1305–
eiron, n.1872–
EIS, n.1970–
Eisbock, n.1977–
eisegesis, n.1892–
eisell, n.c1160–1620
Eisenhower, n.1945–

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