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margaric

margaric adjective: pertaining to pearl or pearls (rare except in the designation of margaric acid).

Adjective

margaric (comparative more margaric, superlative most margaric)

  1. Pertaining to pearl or pearls (rare except in the designation of margaric acid)
    • The men in her life were all swine before whom she'd cast the margaric treasures of her mind and body.1971, Anthony Burgess, M/F, Penguin, published 2004, page 31

Forms of margaric

comparativemore margaric
superlativemost margaric

Origin of margaric

From French margarique (in acide margarique), ultimately from Ancient Greek μάργαρον (márgaron, “pearl”).

Words formed from margaric

Questions about margaric

What does margaric mean?
Margaric means pertaining to pearl or pearls (rare except in the designation of margaric acid).
What part of speech is margaric?
Margaric is an adjective.

Words near margaric in the dictionary

  1. Margarett
  2. Margaretta
  3. Margarette
  4. Margaretting
  5. Margaretville
  6. margaric
  7. margaric acid
  8. margarin
  9. margarine
  10. margarined
  11. margarineless

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