anthemic

anthemic
anthemic (adj.) of music, "felt to resemble an anthem," 1841, from ANTHEM (Cf. anthem) + -IC (Cf. -ic). In reference to a type of acid, 1859, so called because isolated from dog-fennel (Anthemis arvensis).

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