English Explanatory Dictionary

pharaonic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to a pharaoh.
  2. Impressively large or luxurious.
  3. Tyrannical or brutally oppressive.
  4. Of or pertaining to infibulation as a means of female genital mutilation.
adj
  1. Alternative letter-case form of pharaonic.

Pronunciation

/ˌfɛəɹeɪˈɒnɪk/ /fəˈɹɒnɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pharaonic.wav /ˌfɛɹeɪˈɑnɪk/

Word forms

pharaonic more pharaonic most pharaonic

Etymology

From Latin Pharaōn- (stem of Pharaō (“Pharaoh”)) + -ic, originally modelled on German pharaonisch.

Derived words

pharaonically pharaonic circumcision postpharaonic
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