SINCE 1828
Ethiopic
adjective
Ethi·o·pic
| \ ˌē-thē-ˈä-pik
, -ˈō-pik
\
, -ˈō-pik
\
Definition of Ethiopic
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Ethiopic
nounDefinition of Ethiopic (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: a Semitic language formerly spoken in Ethiopia and still used as the liturgical language of the Christian church in Ethiopia
2
: the Ethiopic group of Semitic languages
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