About The Word Punic
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Punic
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What's The Definition Of Punic?
[n] the Phoenician dialect of ancient Carthage
[adj] 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" [adj] of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Carthage or its people or their language; "the Punic Wars"; "Carthaginian peace" Synonyms | Synonyms for Punic: Carthaginian | perfidious | treacherous | unfaithful Related Terms | Find terms related to Punic: See Also | Phoenician Punic In Webster's Dictionary \Pu"nic\, a. [L. Punicus pertaining to Carthage, or its
inhabitants, fr. Poeni the Carthaginians.]
1. Of or pertaining to the ancient Carthaginians.
2. Characteristic of the ancient Carthaginians; faithless;
treacherous; as, Punic faith.
Yes, yes, his faith attesting nations own; 'T is
Punic all, and to a proverb known. -- H. Brooke.
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