Sumerian
Sumerian
Definition
Su·mer·ian (so̵̅o̅ mir′ē ən, -mer′-)
adjective
- of Sumer
- of the people of Sumer, an ancient non-Semitic people of S Mesopotamia
noun
- a member of this people
- the language of the Sumerians, extinct as a spoken language since c. 2000 although it continued to be written until the abandonment of the cuneiform writing system: its tablets and inscriptions date back to 3000 : no clear relationship to any other language has been established
Browse dictionary entries near Sumerian
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- sum-up
- sum total
- sum-
- sum-of-the-years digits depreciation method
- sum-of-the-parts valuation
- sumi
- summa
- summa cum laude
- summarily
- summarist
- summarize
- summarized
- summary
- summary court-martial
- summary judgment
