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nomadic

/nəʊˈmæd.ɪk/ adjective

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about nomadic at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Migratory.
    a restless mobile society

Origin

From Ancient Greek νομαδικός (nomadikós), equivalent to nomad (“a member of a society or class of herdsmen”) + -ic (forming adjectives).

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