AMPHISCIANS Definition & Meaning

amphiscians

[ am-fish-ee-uhnz, -fish-uhnz ]

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plural noun

Archaic.

inhabitants of the tropics.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of amphiscians¹

1615–25; < Medieval Latin Amphisci ( ī ) (< Greek ��í��쾱�Ǿ�, plural of ��í��쾱�ǲ� (adj.) casting a shadow both ways, equivalent to amphi- amphi- + ��í ( a ) shadow + -os adj. suffix) + -ans, plural of -an

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Amphiscians, am-fish′i-anz, n.pl. the inhabitants of the torrid zone, whose shadows are thrown both ways—that is, to the north one part of the year, and to the south the other part, according as the sun is north or south of the equator.

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