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Definition of arctic

Overview of noun arctic

The noun arctic has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (2) Arctic, Arctic Zone, North Frigid Zone

(the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole)

2. arctic, galosh, golosh, rubber, gumshoe

(a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow)

Overview of adj arctic

The adj arctic has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) north-polar, Arctic

(of or relating to the Arctic; "the Arctic summer")

2. arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polar

(extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather")