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PHARAONIC
Pharaonic
(adjective) of or relating to the ancient Egyptian kings
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
pharaonic (comparative more pharaonic, superlative most pharaonic)
Of or pertaining to a pharaoh.
Impressively large or luxurious.
Tyrannical or brutally oppressive.
Of or pertaining to infibulation as a means of female genital mutilation.
Anagrams
• anaphoric, parochian
Source: Wiktionary
Phar`a*on"ic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. pharaonique.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to the Pharaohs, or kings of ancient Egypt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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POLYGENIC
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
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