adj · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/məˈsɑnɪk/
/meɪˈsɑnɪk/
Received-Pronunciation:/məˈsɒnɪk/
General-American:/məˈsɑnɪk/
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rhymes with -ɒnɪk
CMU ARPABET:M AH0 S AA1 N IH0 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to Freemasons or to their craft or mysteries.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Meaning 2
Of or pertaining to stonemasons or masonry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Meaning 3
Of or pertaining to freemasonry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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4
adj
Meaning 4
Of a sign or signal, arcane and secretive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, not-comparable
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5
adjective
Meaning 5
of or relating to Freemasons or Freemasonry
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Masonic lodge
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6
adjective
Meaning 6
of or relating to stonemasons or masonry
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
masonic tools
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English Mason Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Masonic From Mason (“Freemason”) + -ic.
Etymology tree English mason Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English masonic From mason + -ic.
Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.