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Word: Arctic
Speech Type: Adjective
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin arcticus, articus, from Greek arktikos, from arktos ‘bear, Ursa Major, pole star’
ˈɑːktɪk
relating to the regions around the North Pole
Short Definition:relating to regions around North Pole
Examples:- an Arctic explorer
(of weather conditions) very cold
Short Definition:very cold
Examples:- February brought arctic conditions
- the arctic weather of 1981
Word: Arctic
Speech Type: Noun
ˈɑːktɪk
the regions around the North Pole.
Short Definition:regions around North Pole
a thick waterproof overshoe extending to the ankle or above.
Short Definition:thick overshoe
a drab-coloured hairy butterfly of the arctic and subarctic regions of the New World.
Short Definition:butterfly
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