electric is on the Basic English 850 List.
elastic - electric - end
electric is one of the 1000 most common headwords.
elect - electric - eleven

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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Positive
electric

Comparative
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Superlative
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  1. If a machine is electric, it uses electricity.
    My grandmother wrote her letters on a typewriter; my mother used an electric typewriter, and I use a computer.
    We bought a new gas stove. It's much faster than our old electric one.
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