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Meaning of RUNIC

Pronunciation:  'roonik

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  relating to or consisting of runes; "runic inscription"
 
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ru"nic\, a.
Of or pertaining to a rune, to runes, or to the Norsemen; as,
runic verses; runic letters; runic names; runic rhyme.
{Runic staff}. See {Clog almanac}, under {Clog}.
{Runic wand}, a willow wand bearing runes, formerly thought
   to have been used by the heathen tribes of Northern Europe
   in magical ceremonies.
 
Computing Dictionary
 
 Definition: 

Obscure, consisting of runes.

VMS fans sometimes refer to Unix as "RUnix". Unix fans return the compliment by expanding VMS to "Very Messy Syntax" or "Vachement Mauvais Systeme" (French; literally "Cowlike Bad System", idiomatically "Bitchy Bad System").

 

 

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