Standard Lemma guide

folic

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfɒl.ɪk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Atlantic-Canada, General-American: /ˈfɑ.lɪk/
  • Canada, dialectal: /ˈfɒl.ɪk/ of the US
  • Australian: /ˈfɔl.ək/
  • New-Zealand: [ˈfɔ̟l.ək]
  • CMU ARPABET: F AA1 L IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to foliage; pteroylglutamic, as in folic acid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin folium (“leaf”) + -ic. Coined in 1941 (see quote below).

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: listový — Of or relating to foliage