afric
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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- 10
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- 11
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- 5
Definition of afric
3 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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(archaic, poetic)African.
“One woman speaks saying I have never seen any human this black. I have says another, this one is as black as others I have seen. She is Afric. Afric and much more, says another.”
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adj
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(archaic, poetic)African.
“One woman speaks saying I have never seen any human this black. I have says another, this one is as black as others I have seen. She is Afric. Afric and much more, says another.”
noun
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(archaic)An African.
“Two of the largest animals of Africa were much desired by the directors of the museum, viz.: the double horned Rhinoceros, and the Hippopotamus. In search of them he wandered among the Hottentots and the Africs, the latter of whom were at that time much incensed against Europeans, and carried on a ferocious war when opportunities for it offered.”
name
- (archaic, poetic)Africa.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Circa 1425; from Middle English Affrike, Affrique, Affryke, from Latin Āfricus. Compare early Old English Africe (attested only in one translation).
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