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arctic
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arctic
of or relating to the Arctic
Arctic
1. the. Also called: Arctic Zone. the regions north of the Arctic Circle
2. of or relating to the regions north of the Arctic Circle
Arctic
area of constant cold. [Geography: WB, A:600]
See : Coldness
(language, music)Arctic - A real-time functional language, used for music synthesis.

["Arctic: A Functional Language for Real-Time Control", R.B. Dannenberg, Conf Record 1984 ACM Symp on LISP and Functional Prog, ACM].


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The Venera north-polar map shows domes in every direction, although they appear particularly common in two regions.
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