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Punic definition

Pu·nic (pyo̵̅o̅′nik)

adjective

  1. of ancient Carthage or its people or culture
  2. like or characteristic of the Carthaginians, regarded by the Romans as faithless and treacherous

Etymology: L Punicus, earlier Poenicus, Carthaginian, properly Phoenician < Poeni, the Carthaginians < Gr Phoinix, Phoenician

noun

the Semitic language spoken in ancient Carthage, a dialect of Phoenician: it survived until c. 500

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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