Antarctic
Pronunciation : Ant*arc"tic
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [OE. antartik, OF. antartique, F. antarctique, L. antarcticus, fr. Gr. Arctic.]
Definition : Defn: 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? 28min. Thus we say the antarctic pole, circle, ocean, region, current, etc.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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