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  Ireland, Northern Irian Jaya  
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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
irenic
 
SYLLABICATION:i·ren·ic
PRONUNCIATION:  -rnk, -rnk
VARIANT FORMS: also i·ren·i·cal (--kl, -n-kl)
ADJECTIVE: Promoting peace; conciliatory.
ETYMOLOGY:Greek eirnikos, from eirn, peace.
OTHER FORMS:i·reni·cal·ly —ADVERB
 
 
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