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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ionic \I*on"ic\, n. 1. (Pros.) (a) A foot consisting of four syllables: either two long and two short, -- that is, a spondee and a pyrrhic, in which case it is called the greater Ionic; or two short and two long, -- that is, a pyrrhic and a spondee, in which case it is called the smaller Ionic. (b) A verse or meter composed or consisting of Ionic feet. [1913 Webster] 2. The Ionic dialect; as, the Homeric Ionic. [1913 Webster] 3. (Print.) Ionic type. [1913 Webster]