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1. (n.) Coptic
an Afroasiatic language descended from ancient Egyptian, extinct as an everyday form of speech but surviving in the liturgy and literature of the Coptic Church.
2. (adj.) Coptic
of or pertaining to Coptic or the Copts.
Etymology: (1670–80)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) Coptic
the liturgical language of the Coptic Church used in Egypt and Ethiopia; written in the Greek alphabet
2. (adj) Coptic
of or relating to the Copts or their church or language or art
"the distinctive Coptic art of 6th-century Christian Egypt"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) coptic
of or pertaining to the Copts
2. (noun) coptic
the language of the Copts
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