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SYLLABICATION:an·tic
PRONUNCIATION:  ntk
NOUN:1. A ludicrous or extravagant act or gesture; a caper. 2. Archaic A buffoon, especially a performing clown.
ADJECTIVE: Ludicrously odd; fantastic.
ETYMOLOGY:From Italian antico, ancient (used of grotesque designs on some ancient Roman artifacts), from Latin antquus, former, old. See ant- in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:anti·cal·ly —ADVERB
 
 
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