Sephardic

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adjective

Se·​phar·​dic sə̇ˈfärdik 

variants or less commonly Sephardi

sə̇ˈfärdē, 

-ˌfärˈdē

: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Sephardim compare ashkenazic

Sephardic

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noun

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plural -s

: Hebrew as spoken by the Sephardim

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

sephardic from sephardi, noun + -ic; sephardi from Late Hebrew sĕphāradhī, noun & adjective, sephardi, sephardic

Noun

sephardi, noun + -ic

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Rhymes for Sephardic

• bardic