Antarctic

• antarctic

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”).

• (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.

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