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Meaning of ANTISCIANS

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\An*tis"cians\, Antiscii \An*tis"ci*i\, n. pl. [L.
antiscii, Gr. ?, pl.; ? against + ? shadow.]
The inhabitants of the earth, living on different sides of
the equator, whose shadows at noon are cast in opposite
directions.
      The inhabitants of the north and south temperate zones
      are always Antiscians.                   --Brande & C.
 
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