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• Hol|arc|tic — «hol AHRK tihk», adjective. belonging to a zoogeographical division consisting of the Nearctic division of the New World and the Palearctic division of the Old World …   Useful english dictionary

• hol — hol·andric; hol·an·dry; hol·arctic; hol·as·pid·e·an; hol·bein; hol·boell s; hol·co·dont; hol·co·no·ti; hol·cus; hol·den·ite; hol·er; hol·ger; hol; hol·i·day·er; hol·i·days; hol·ish·kes; hol·lan·daise; hol·land·er; hol·land·ite; hol·lands;… …   English syllables

• hol|o|blas|tic — «HOL uh BLAS tihk, HOH luh », adjective. Embryology. (of an ovum) consisting entirely or mostly of germinal matter and therefore undergoing complete segmentation: »holoblastic cleavage …   Useful english dictionary

• hol|o|caus|tic — «HOL uh KS tihk», adjective. belonging to or like a holocaust …   Useful english dictionary

• hol|o|clas|tic — «HOL uh KLAS tihk», adjective. of or having to do with classic rocks of aqueous origin as contrasted with those of volcanic origin …   Useful english dictionary

• hol|o|phras|tic — «HOL uh FRAS tihk», adjective. expressing a whole phrase or sentence by a single word: »“Forget me not” and “good bye” are holophrastic words. ╂[< holo + Greek phrastikós having to do with speech < phrázein tell, express] …   Useful english dictionary

• tic — ace·tic; ace·to·ace·tic; ach·er·on·tic; achres·tic; ach·ro·ma·tic·i·ty; acys·tic; adi·ag·nos·tic; aero·elas·tic; aero·tac·tic; agres·tic; alan·tic; al·bi·nis·tic; al·che·mis·tic; al·lo·cryp·tic; al·lo·plas·tic; al·lo·plas·tic·i·ty; al·tru·is·tic; …   English syllables

• ho|lis|tic — «hoh LIHS tihk», adjective. 1. taking in the whole of something; overall; inclusive: »a holistic approach. 2. based on the theory that a whole culture or organism is a more fruitful field of study than its parts or symptoms. ╂[< hol + ist +… …   Useful english dictionary

• Holarctic — Hol•arc•tic [[t]hɒˈlɑrk tɪk, ˈɑr tɪk, hoʊ [/t]] adj. ecl belonging to a zoogeographical division comprising the Nearctic and Palearctic regions • Etymology: 1883; hol +arctic …   From formal English to slang

• Holarctic — Hol arc*tic, a. [Holo + arctic.] Of or pert. to the arctic regions collectively; specif. (Zo[ o]geography), designating a realm or region including the northern parts of the Old and the New World. It comprises the Palearctic and Nearctic regions… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English