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Afric

adj, noun — 2 senses

Afric

adj

Etymology Circa 1425; from Middle English Affrike, Affrique, Affryke, from Latin Āfricus. Compare early Old English Africe (attested only in one translation).

1

Archaic, Poetic African.

  • One woman speaks saying I have never seen any human this black. I have says another, this one is as black as others I have seen. She is Afric. Afric and much more, says another.2008, Toni Morrison, A Mercy, Chatto & Windus, page 109:

Afric

noun

Etymology Circa 1425; from Middle English Affrike, Affrique, Affryke, from Latin Āfricus. Compare early Old English Africe (attested only in one translation).

1

Archaic An African.

  • Two of the largest animals of Africa were much desired by the directors of the museum, viz.: the double horned Rhinoceros, and the Hippopotamus. In search of them he wandered among the Hottentots and the Africs, the latter of whom were at that time much incensed against Europeans, and carried on a ferocious war when opportunities for it offered.1822, The Saturday Magazine, page 254:

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