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| 1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
Punic
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Carthage
or its people or their language; "the Punic Wars";
"Carthaginian peace" [syn: Carthaginian, Punic]
2: 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" [syn: punic,
perfidious, treacherous]
n 1: the Phoenician dialect of ancient Carthage
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| 2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Punic \Pu"nic\, a. [L. Punicus pertaining to Carthage, or its
inhabitants, fr. Poeni the Carthaginians.]
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1. Of or pertaining to the ancient Carthaginians.
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2. Characteristic of the ancient Carthaginians; faithless;
treacherous; as, Punic faith.
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Yes, yes, his faith attesting nations own;
'T is Punic all, and to a proverb known. -- H.
Brooke.
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