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Webster 1913 Edition
Antarctic
Ant-arc′tic
,Adj.
[OE.
antartik
, OF. antartique
, F. antarctique
, L. antarcticus
, fr. Gr. [GREEK]; ἀντί
+ ἄρκτοσ
bear. See Arctic
.] Opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it, and applied especially to a circle, distant from the pole 23° 28′. Thus we say the antarctic pole, circle, ocean, region, current, etc.
Webster 1828 Edition
Antarctic
ANTARC'TIC
,Adj.
Opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it, and applied especially to a lesser circle, distant from the pole 23 degrees 28'. Thus we say the antarctic pole, antarctic circle, or antarctic region.
Definition 2024
Antarctic
Antarctic
See also: antarctic
English
Usage notes
- The word was originally pronounced without /k/, but the spelling pronunciation has become the more common one. The "c" was originally added to the spelling for etymological reasons, and its pronunciation returned thereafter.
Adjective
Antarctic (comparative more Antarctic, superlative most Antarctic)
- (obsolete) Southern.
- Of, from, or pertaining to Antarctica and the south polar regions.
- (figuratively) Opposite, contradictory.
Derived terms
Translations
pertaining to Antarctica
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Proper noun
Antarctic
Translations
Major ecozone