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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Punic \Pu"nic\, a. [L. Punicus pertaining to Carthage, or its inhabitants, fr Poeni the Carthaginians.] 1. Of or pertaining to the ancient Carthaginians. 2. Characteristic of the ancient Carthaginians; faithless; treacherous; as Punic faith. Yes yes his faith attesting nations own 'T is Punic all and to a proverb known -- H. Brooke. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Punic adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Carthage or its people or their language; "the Punic Wars"; "Carthaginian peace" [syn: {Carthaginian}, {Punic}] 2: tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans; "Punic faith"; "the perfidious Judas"; "the fiercest and most treacherous of foes"; "treacherous intrigues" [syn: {perfidious}, {treacherous}] n : the Phoenician dialect of ancient Carthage [syn: {Punic}]
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