| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| Antarctic (adj., n.), Antarctica (n.) |
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| The Antarctic is another name for the ice-covered southernmost continent, Antarctica, and for the area in which it lies. Many Standard speakers object to the pronunciation ant-AHR-tik instead of ant-AHRK-tik, but it appears to be acceptable to other Standard speakers. See also ARCTIC. | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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