pharaonic

adjective

phar·​a·​on·​ic ˌfer-ā-ˈä-nik How to pronounce pharaonic (audio)
often capitalized
1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a pharaoh or the pharaohs
2
: enormous in size or magnitude
pharaonic construction projects

Examples of pharaonic in a Sentence

the building of the Hoover Dam was a construction project of pharaonic proportions
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The six-story Grand Staircase with a view of the pyramids and an atrium containing monuments, pharaonic statues and sarcophagi opened in November. Keir Simmons, NBC News, 16 Oct. 2024 The Egyptians began covering columns, gates and obelisks with gold at the beginning of the pharaonic period (around 3000 B.C.E.), and historians know from ancient texts that some buildings were also gilded, according to the statement. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024 Around 5,000 pharaonic artifacts are being relocated from a museum in Cairo, while many of the objects to be displayed haven’t been seen by the public since being discovered in 1922. The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2024 Aswan Aswan is the jumping off point for Abu Simbel, Ramses II’s two breathtaking temples, apotheoses (along with the pyramids) of pharaonic power. Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 18 June 2023 See all Example Sentences for pharaonic 

Word History

Etymology

French pharaonique, from pharaon pharaoh, from Late Latin Pharaon-, Pharao

First Known Use

1792, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of pharaonic was in 1792

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“Pharaonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pharaonic. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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