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Jaredite
noun
Jar·ed·ite
\ˈja(a)rəˌdīt\
Definition of Jaredite
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: one of a group of people that according to Mormon belief settled America after the general dispersal accompanying the confusion of tongues at Babel — compare nephite
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Origin and Etymology of jaredite
Jared, the eponymous ancestor of the Jaredites according to the Book of Mormon (Ether 1:31 ff) + English -ite
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