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Word: Antarctic
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French antartique or Latin antarcticus, from Greek antarktikos ‘opposite to the north’, from ant- ‘against’ + arktikos (see Arctic)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
anˈtɑːktɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
relating to the south polar region or Antarctica.
Short Definition:relating to south polar region or Antarctica
Word: Antarctic
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
anˈtɑːktɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the Antarctic region.
Short Definition:Antarctic region
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