-ician

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English

Etymology

From French -icien, from -ique f sg +‎ -ien. By surface analysis, -ic +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /-ˈɪʃən/

Suffix

-ician

forming nouns denoting occupations:
1. A person who studies or is an expert in the related -ics.
  ‎obstetrics + ‎-ician → ‎obstetrician
  
  ‎phonetics + ‎-ician → ‎phonetician

Usage notes

Relatively few terms are directly derived using this suffix. Terms ending in -ician were often derived from Middle French words ending in -icien, which themselves were derived from words ending in -ique f sg + -ien, e.g.:
mathematician, from Middle French mathematicien, itself from mathematique f sg (“mathematics”) + -ien

practician, from Middle French practicien, itself from practique f sg (“practice”) + -ien.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -ician

Anagrams

acini, iniac

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