Antarctic

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English

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Etymology

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”).

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Adjective

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.

Usage notes

See Arctic § Usage notes.

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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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