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Meaning of pharaonic | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2
/ˌfɛəɹeɪˈɒnɪk/

Definitions

  1. Alternative letter-case form of pharaonic.
    alt-of
  2. Of or pertaining to a pharaoh.
  3. Impressively large or luxurious.
    broadly
  4. Tyrannical or brutally oppressive.
  5. Of or pertaining to infibulation as a means of female genital mutilation.

Equivalents

Español faraónico
Polski faraoński
Português faraónico
Svenska faraonisk

Examples

“It could be argued there is a note of shared significance to both deaths. Both feel like reminders that the real divide, so starkly present at this Pharaonic sporting super-show, is between the powerful and the powerless.”
“Mark Zuckerberg sculpts his pharaonic Hawaii compound. He and his ilk own the present.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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