Antarctic

== English == === Alternative forms === antarctic === Etymology === From Middle English antartik, antartyk, from Middle French antartique, from Latin antarcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀνταρκτικός (antarktikós), from ἀντί (antí, “opposite”) + ἀρκτικός (arktikós, “Arctic”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”). By surface analysis, anti- +‎ Arctic. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ænˈtɑː(k)tɪk/ (see Usage notes) (General American) IPA(key): /ænˈtɑɹ(k)tɪk/ (see Usage notes) Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)tɪk, -ɑː(ɹ)ktɪk === Adjective === Antarctic (comparative more Antarctic, superlative most Antarctic) Of, from, or pertaining to Antarctica and the south polar regions. (figuratively, obsolete) Opposite, contradictory. [1651–1711] (obsolete) Southern. ==== Usage notes ==== See Arctic § Usage notes. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Antarctica ==== Translations ==== === Proper noun === Antarctic A continental region, one of the major ecozones of the world, covering the south polar regions, especially those south of the Antarctic Convergence; or, in accordance with the Antarctic Treaty System, the 60th parallel south. ==== Translations ==== === See also === Antarctic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === References ===