Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Requiring fertilization to reproduce; sexual.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having a sexual character; sexual: opposed to agamic: said specifically of an ovum.
- noun A gamic edge.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Biol.) Pertaining to, or resulting from, sexual connection; formed by the union of the male and female elements.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Formed as a result of
syngamy (union ofgametes ), sexually produced,sexual .
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
From gam (“gamete, syngamy”) + -ic.
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Examples
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Americanised and the American Judaised without any gamic interaction.
The Melting-Pot Israel Zangwill 1895
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As for its gamic qualities, the set up is a traditional side scrolling puzzle and action experience.
Pocket Gamer | www.pocketgamer.co.uk | Latest additions 2009
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