pharaonic

adjective

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

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the building of the Hoover Dam was a construction project of pharaonic proportions
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Prior to an official opening, the massive project opened 12 halls of Pharaonic artifacts. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2024 Against all odds, von Spreckelsen had emerged as the unlikely winner of the competition, propelled from obscurity in Denmark to the helm of a pharaonic project in Paris. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025 At the museum’s center sits the six-story Grand Staircase with a view of the pyramids and an atrium containing monuments, pharaonic statues and sarcophagi. — Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025 Harnessing the Nile flood and keeping the harvests rolling in was as important to controlling the river corridor as defence against usurpers or an ability to exude pharaonic authority. — Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025 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

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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 10 Jul. 2026.

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