Antarctic

 

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From 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.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ænˈtɑː(k)tɪk/ (see Usage notes)
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ænˈtɑɹ(k)tɪk/ (see Usage notes)

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• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)tɪk, -ɑː(ɹ)ktɪk

Antarctic (comparative more Antarctic, superlative most Antarctic)

1. Of, from, or pertaining to Antarctica and the south polar regions.
2. (figuratively) Opposite, contradictory.
3. (obsolete) Southern.

See Arctic § Usage notes.

Antarctic

1. 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).

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