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PUNIC

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The Phoenician dialect of ancient Carthage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Punic" is a kind of...):

Phoenician (the extinct language of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the ancient world)

Derivation:

Punic (of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Carthage or its people or their language)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans

Example:

treacherous intrigues

Synonyms:

perfidious; punic; treacherous

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

unfaithful (not true to duty or obligation or promises)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Carthage or its people or their language

Example:

Carthaginian peace

Synonyms:

Carthaginian; Punic

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Derivation:

Punic (the Phoenician dialect of ancient Carthage)

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