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cataphractic

cataphractic adjective: of, pertaining to, wearing, or resembling a cataphract.

Adjective

cataphractic (comparative more cataphractic, superlative most cataphractic)

  1. Of, pertaining to, wearing, or resembling a cataphract.
    • cataphractic gladiators
    • cataphractic trunk

Forms of cataphractic

comparativemore cataphractic
superlativemost cataphractic

Origin of cataphractic

From cataphract + -ic.

Questions about cataphractic

What does cataphractic mean?
Cataphractic means of, pertaining to, wearing, or resembling a cataphract.
What part of speech is cataphractic?
Cataphractic is an adjective.

Words near cataphractic in the dictionary

  1. cataphorical
  2. cataphorically
  3. cataphors
  4. cataphract
  5. cataphracted
  6. cataphractic
  7. cataphracts
  8. cataphyll
  9. cataphyllaries
  10. cataphyllary
  11. cataphyllic

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