Acherontic

adjective

Ach·​er·​on·​tic

¦a-kə-¦rän-tik

: acheronian

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin Acheronticus, from Latin Acheront-, Acherōn + -icus -ic entry 1

First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined above

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