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antarctic

an·tarc·tic

UK/ænˈtɑː(k)tɪk/ US/ænˈtɑɹ(k)tɪk/ uncommon obsolete
adjective (2) noun (1)

adjective

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of or relating to Antarctica

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at or near the south pole

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the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in Canterbury and the sovereign as its temporal head

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From Middle English antartik, antartyk, from Middle French antartique, from Latin antarcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀνταρκτικός (antarktikós), from ἀντί (antí, “opposite”) + ἀρκτικός (arktikós, “Arctic”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”). By surface analysis, anti- + Arctic.

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