Antarctic

See also: antarctic

English

Etymology

From Old French antartique, from Latin antarcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀνταρκτικός (antarktikós), from ἀντί (antí, “opposite”) + ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”).

Pronunciation

Usage notes

  • The word was originally pronounced without /k/, but the spelling pronunciation has become the more common one. The "c" was originally added to the spelling for etymological reasons, and its pronunciation returned thereafter.

Adjective

Antarctic (comparative more Antarctic, superlative most Antarctic)

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

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Proper noun

Antarctic

  1. One of the major ecozones of the world, covering the south polar regions.

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