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Added 10 October 2026

tunic

/ˈtjuːnɪk/ noun

In Latin: tunica Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about tunic at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue.
Any of a variety of loose fitting cloaks extending to the hips or knees.

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French tunique, from Latin tunica, possibly from Semitic (compare Aramaic [script needed] (kittuna), Hebrew כותנת (kuttoneth, “coat”), English chiton); or from Etruscan. Existed in Old English as tunece; unknown if that term was lost and then reborrowed later. Doublet of tunica.

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