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Indo-Iranian

(-i rā′nē ən)

adjective

designating or of a subfamily of the Indo-European language family that includes the Indic and Iranian branches

noun

the hypothetical parent language from which all Indic and Iranian languages have descended

See Indo-Iranian in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A branch of the Indo-European language family that comprises the Indic and Iranian languages.
A member of any of the peoples speaking an Indo-Iranian language.

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Inˌdo-I·raˈni·an adjective

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