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Antarctic.

Of, from, or pertaining to Antarctica and the south polar regions.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ænˈtɑː(k)tɪk/Received-Pronunciation/ænˈtɑɹ(k)tɪk/General-American

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Antarctica and the south polar regions.

  2. Opposite, contradictory.

    figuratively · obsolete

  3. Southern.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English antartik, antartyk, from Middle 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.

name/ænˈtɑː(k)tɪk/Received-Pronunciation/ænˈtɑɹ(k)tɪk/General-American

  1. A continental region, one of the major ecozones of the world, covering the south polar regions, especially those south of the Antarctic Convergence; or, in accordance with the Antarctic Treaty System, the 60th parallel south.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English antartik, antartyk, from Middle 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.

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