Astrol. [f. prec. + -IC.] Of or pertaining to the Apheta; life-giving; also sb.

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1652.  Gaule, Magastrom., 141. Now they have inspected … and found … all the apheticks safe and sound.

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1819.  J. Wilson, Dict. Astrol., 7. According to Ptolemy, the Aphetic Places are five.

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