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Pharaonic

adjective

of or relating to the ancient Egyptian kings

• Pertains to noun: ↑Pharaoh

• Derivationally related forms: ↑Pharaoh

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\\|ferā|änik, |fa(a)r-, |fār-, -rē|-\ adjective

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: French pharaonique, from pharaon pharaoh, from Late Latin Pharaon-, Pharao

: of, relating to, or characteristic of a pharaoh or the pharaohs

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/fair'ay on"ik, far'-/, adj.

1. (sometimes l.c.) of or like a Pharaoh: living in Pharaonic splendor.

2. (usually l.c.) impressively or overwhelmingly large, luxurious, etc.: a construction project of pharaonic proportions.

3. (l.c.) cruelly oppressive; tyrannical: pharaonic tax laws.

[1850-55; < Gk Pharaon- (s. of Pharaó PHARAOH) + -IC]

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pharaonic /fā-rā-onˈik/ adjective

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Main Entry: ↑Pharaoh

Useful english dictionary. 2012.