ADJECTIVE | pert | Punic, Carthaginian | of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Carthage or its people or their language |
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all | punic, perfidious, treacherous | tending to betray | |
NOUN | communication | Punic | the Phoenician dialect of ancient Carthage |
Sounds | pyuw'nihk | |
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Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... |
Meaning | Of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Carthage or its people or their language. | |
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Synonym | Carthaginian | |
Spanish | cartaginés, púnico | |
Catalan | cartaginès, púnic | |
Nouns | Punic | the Phoenician dialect of ancient Carthage |
Meaning | tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans. | |
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Example | "Punic faith" | |
Synonyms | perfidious, treacherous | |
Broader | unfaithful | not true to duty or obligation or promises |
Spanish | pérfido, púnico, traicionero, traidor |
Meaning | The Phoenician dialect of ancient Carthage. | |
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Broader | Phoenician | The extinct language of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the ancient world |
Spanish | púnico | |
Adjectives | Punic | of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Carthage or its people or their language |
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