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punic

1 antonym for punic — opposites grouped by meaning.

Adj — Belonging to ancient Carthage, its people, or their language.

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1. adj

Belonging to ancient Carthage, its people, or their language.

2. adj

Deceitful and not to be trusted.

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From Latin Pūnicus, variant of Poenicus, from Poenus + -icus, from Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ (Phoînix), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍 (po-ni-ki-jo) under influence from φοινός (phoinós, “crimson red”) owing to its relation to Tyrian purple, apparently from or cognate with Egyptian fnḫw (“Asiatics, Semites”), f:n:x-w-V12:Z2. Equ...

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