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Definition of: arctic
(ärk′tik, är′tik) adjective
1. Pertaining to, suitable for, or characteristic of the North Pole or the regions, etc., near it.
2. Extremely cold; frigid.
—noun
1. The region around the North Pole.
2. The Arctic Circle.
3. plural U.S. Warm, waterproof overshoes. [Earlier artik <OF artique <L articus, arcticus <Gk. arktikos of the Bear (the northern constellation Ursa Major), northern < arktos bear]
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