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Ethiopic definition

Ethi·opic (-äp′ik, -ō′pik)

adjective

  1. Ethiopian
  2. designating or of the group of Semitic languages spoken in Ethiopia

Etymology: < L aethiopicus < Gr aithiopikos < Aithiops, Ethiopian, lit., with burnt face < aithein, to burn (see ether) + ōps, face, eye

noun

  1. the classical Semitic language of Ethiopia, still used as the liturgical language of the Christian church in Ethiopia; Geez
  2. the group of Semitic languages spoken in Ethiopia, including classical Ethiopic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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