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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1501-1549, 1604-1605
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Antar(c)tic, a. [ME. antartik, -ike, -yk (late 14th c.), OF. antartique, L. antarcticus.] Antarctic, south. —1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. iii. 556 (the Pole Antartick). 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 49/1 (it is callit the pole antarctic). a1605 Montg. Misc. P. xlviii. 71 (vnder the star Antartic).
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