breviconic

== English == === Etymology === From brevicone +‎ -ic. By surface analysis, brevi- +‎ cone +‎ -ic. === Pronunciation === enPR: brĕv′ĭ-kŏn′ĭk (Received Pronunciation, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌbɹɛv.ɪˈkɒn.ɪk/ (older Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌbɹɛv.ɪˈkɔːn.ɪk/ (Canada, cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˌbɹɛv.ɪˈkɑn.ɪk/ Rhymes: -ɒnɪk Hyphenation: brev‧i‧con‧ic === Adjective === breviconic (not comparable) (malacology) Relating to, or composed of, brevicones. === Further reading === “breviconic, adj.” under “brevicone, n.”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. William Dwight Whitney and Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1914), “[Supplement] breviconic, adj.”, in The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language, revised edition, volumes I (A–C), New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC, column 1. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “breviconic, adj.”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC, page 164, column 1.