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Pe·shito (pə s̸hē′tō)

noun

the standard translation of the Old and New Testaments in ancient Syriac
also Peshitta Pe·shit′ta′ (pə s̸hēt′tä′)

Etymology: Syriac pshīṭtā, shortened < mappaqtā pshīṭtā, the simple version < pšaṭ, to be straightforward

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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