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The definition of Arctic is a name for anything associated with the North Pole region.

(adjective)

An example is the Arctic Ocean near the North Pole.

Arctic is defined as a way to describe something very cold, like freezing icy temperatures or a person’s disinterested or chilly attitude.

(adjective)

A person who ignores another person is an example of being in an Arctic mood.

An Arctic means a waterproof shoe that is worn over a regular shoe.

(noun)

Putting on a pair of galoshes over tennis shoes is an example of wearing Arctics.

See arctic in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

of, characteristic of, or near the North Pole or the region around it
very cold; frigid

Origin: ME artik < OFr artique < L arcticus < Gr arktikos, lit., of the (constellation of the) Bear (Gr arktos), northern, arctic

See arctic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Extremely cold; frigid. See Synonyms at cold.

noun

A warm waterproof overshoe.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration (influenced by Latin arcticus)

Origin: of Middle English artic, northern

Origin: , from Medieval Latin articus

Origin: , from Latin arcticus

Origin: , from Greek arktikos

Origin: , from arktos, bear, the northern constellation Ursa Major; see ṛtko- in Indo-European roots

A region between the North Pole and the northern timberlines of North America and Eurasia.

Related Forms:

Arcˈtic adjective

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