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antarctic

ant.arc.tic \(.)ant-'a:rk-tik, -'a:rt-ik\ aj [ME antartik, fr. L 
   antarcticus, fr. Gk antarktikos, fr. a] often cap nti- + arktikos arctic : 
   relating to the south pole or to the region near it