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punic punic definition

punic


 
  Grep  of  noun  punic 
  punic 
  punic  wars 
  punica 
  punica  granatum 
  punicaceae 
 
  Overview  of  noun  punic 
 
  The  noun  punic  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  Punic  --  (the  Phoenician  dialect  of  ancient  Carthage) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  punic 
 
  The  adj  punic  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  Carthaginian,  Punic  --  (of  or  relating  to  or  characteristic  of  ancient  Carthage  or  its  people  or  their  language;  "the  Punic  Wars";  "Carthaginian  peace") 
  2.  punic,  perfidious,  treacherous  --  (tending  to  betray;  especially  having  a  treacherous  character  as  attributed  to  the  Carthaginians  by  the  Romans;  "Punic  faith";  "the  perfidious  Judas";  "the  fiercest  and  most  treacherous  of  foes";  "treacherous  intrigues") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  punic 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  punic 
 
  Sense  2 
  punic,  perfidious,  treacherous 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unfaithful)  ->  faithful 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  punic 
 
  2  senses  of  punic 
 
  Sense  1 
  Carthaginian,  Punic 
 
  Sense  2 
  punic,  perfidious,  treacherous 
  =>  unfaithful  (vs.  faithful) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  punic 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  punic 
 
  punic  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  punic 
  punic 
 
  Overview  of  noun  punic 
 
  The  noun  punic  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  Punic  --  (the  Phoenician  dialect  of  ancient  Carthage) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  punic 
 
  The  adj  punic  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  Carthaginian,  Punic  --  (of  or  relating  to  or  characteristic  of  ancient  Carthage  or  its  people  or  their  language;  "the  Punic  Wars";  "Carthaginian  peace") 
  2.  punic,  perfidious,  treacherous  --  (tending  to  betray;  especially  having  a  treacherous  character  as  attributed  to  the  Carthaginians  by  the  Romans;  "Punic  faith";  "the  perfidious  Judas";  "the  fiercest  and  most  treacherous  of  foes";  "treacherous  intrigues") 



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