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an·tic [ ántik ]


noun  (plural an·tics)
Definition:
 
clown: an actor or performer playing a comic role requiring ludicrously eccentric behavior ( archaic )



plural noun an·tics 
Definition:
 
silly pranks: amusing, frivolous, or eccentric behavior



adjective 
Definition:
 
strange: ludicrously eccentric ( archaic )

[Early 16th century. Via Italian antico "old, old-fashioned" < Latin anticus, antiquus]
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