Antarctic
See also: antarctic
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English antartik, antartyk, from Old 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.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ænˈtɑː(k)tɪk/ (see Usage notes)
- (General American) IPA(key): /ænˈtɑɹ(k)tɪk/ (see Usage notes)
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)tɪk, -ɑː(ɹ)ktɪk
Adjective
editAntarctic (comparative more Antarctic, superlative most Antarctic)
- Of, from, or pertaining to Antarctica and the south polar regions.
- (figuratively) Opposite, contradictory.
- (obsolete) Southern.
Usage notes
editSee Arctic § Usage notes.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editpertaining to Antarctica
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Proper noun
editAntarctic
- One of the major ecozones of the world, covering the south polar regions. Especially those south of the Antarctic Convergence or the 60th parallel south (everywhere south of this parallel being administered by the Antarctic Treaty System).
Translations
editMajor ecozone
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See also
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