punic

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punic (enc)

Noun	1.	Punic - the Phoenician dialect of ancient Carthage Phoenician - the extinct language of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the ancient world
Adj.	1.	Punic - of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Carthage or its people or their language; "the Punic Wars"; "Carthaginian peace" Carthaginian
	2.	punic - 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" perfidious, treacherous unfaithful - not true to duty or obligation or promises; "an unfaithful lover"

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