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1. (n.) Aramaic
the western Semitic language of the Aramaeans, from c300 B.C. to A.D. 650 a lingua franca in SW Asia and the everyday speech of Palestine, Syria, and Mesopotamia: supplanted by Arabic.
2. (adj.) Aramaic
of or pertaining to Aramaic.
Etymology: (1825–35; < Gk aramaî(os) of Aram+ -ic)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Aramaic
a Semitic language originally of the ancient Arameans but still spoken by other people in southwestern Asia
2. (adj) Aramaic, Aramaic script
an alphabetical (or perhaps syllabic) script used since the 9th century BC to write the Aramaic language; many other scripts were subsequently derived from it
3. (adj) Aramaic
of or relating to the ancient Aramaic languages
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1. (adj) Aramaic
pertaining to Aram, or to the territory, inhabitants, language, or literature of Syria and Mesopotamia; Aramaean; -- specifically applied to the northern branch of the Semitic family of languages, including Syriac and Chaldee
2. (noun) Aramaic
the Aramaic language
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