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Saracenic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌsæɹəˈsɛnɪk/

Etymology

From Saracen + -ic.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of or relating to the Saracens.
    • the Saracenic style , in which the imagination of the architect is more florid than that which is usually indulged in the North 1829 May 2, [Walter Scott], Anne of Geierstein; or, The Maiden of the Mist. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] [Ballantyne and Company] for Cadell and Co., […]; London: Simpkin and Marshall, […], →OCLC:
    • Saracenic architecture, Saracenic music

Deriveds

saracenic ointment

Synonyms

Saracenian · Saracenical