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METIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does metic mean?
• METIC (noun)
The noun METIC has 1 sense:
1. an alien who paid a fee to reside in an ancient Greek city
Familiarity information: METIC used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An alien who paid a fee to reside in an ancient Greek city
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("metic" is a kind of...):
alien; foreigner; noncitizen; outlander (a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country)
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