Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Antarctic"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Antarctic \Ant*arc"tic\, a. [OE. antartik, OF. antartique, F.
antarctique, L. antarcticus, fr. Gr. ?; ? + ? bear. See
{Arctic}.]
Opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the
southern pole or to the region near it, and applied
especially to a circle, distant from the pole 23[deg]
28[min]. Thus we say the antarctic pole, circle, ocean,
region, current, etc.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
antarctic
adj 1: of or relating to Antarctica
2: at or near the south pole [syn: {south-polar}, {Antarctic}]
n : the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding
waters [syn: {Antarctic}, {Antarctic Zone}, {South Frigid
Zone}]
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