antarctic








adjective

  1. of, at, or near the South Pole.

noun

  1. the Antarctic, the Antarctic Ocean and Antarctica.

noun

  1. the Antarctic or Antarctic Zone Antarctica and the surrounding waters

adjective

  1. of or relating to the south polar regions
adj.

late 14c., antartyk “opposite to the north pole” (adj.), also (with capital A) “region around the South pole” (n.), from Old French antartique, from Medieval Latin antarcticus, from Greek antarktikos “opposite the north,” from anti- “opposite” (see anti-) + arktikos “arctic” (see arctic). The first -c- sound ceased to be pronounced in Medieval Latin and was dropped in Old French. Modern English spelling, which restores it, dates from 17c.

The region around the South Pole, Antarctica, and the surrounding ocean.

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