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2 definitions found 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 1.6 [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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