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”).
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
Translations
editMajor ecozone
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