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metic

me·tic

UK/ˈmɛtɪk/ US/ˈmɛtək/ uncommon

noun

1.

an alien who paid a fee to reside in an ancient Greek city

Origin

From Late Latin metycus (also metoecus), from Ancient Greek μέτοικος (métoikos, “foreigner, metic”).

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