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COPTIC

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The liturgical language of the Coptic Church used in Egypt and Ethiopia; written in the Greek alphabet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Coptic" is a kind of...):

Egyptian (the ancient and now extinct language of Egypt under the Pharaohs; written records date back to 3000 BC)

Derivation:

Coptic (of or relating to the Copts or their church or language or art)

 II. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Of or relating to the Copts or their church or language or art

Example:

the distinctive Coptic art of 6th-century Christian Egypt

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Copt (a member of the Coptic Church)

Derivation:

Copt (a member of the Coptic Church)

Copt (an Egyptian descended from the ancient Egyptians)

Coptic (the liturgical language of the Coptic Church used in Egypt and Ethiopia; written in the Greek alphabet)

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