Uga·rit·ic
ˌyü-gə-ˈri-tik 
ˌü-gə-
ˌü-gə-
: the Semitic language of ancient Ugarit closely related to Phoenician and Hebrew
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient city of Ugarit, its inhabitants, or Ugaritic
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Because Ugaritic had already been decoded by scholars, the MIT team was able to confirm the program’s success.
—Elizabeth Svoboda, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2010
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Noun
Recently, researchers from MIT and Google applied these abilities to ancient scripts – Linear B and Ugaritic (a precursor of Hebrew) – with reasonable success (no luck so far with the older, and as-yet undeciphered Linear A).
—Mary Lou Jepsen John Ryan, WIRED, 29 Dec. 2019
Because Ugaritic had already been decoded by scholars, the MIT team was able to confirm the program’s success.
—Elizabeth Svoboda, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2010
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“Ugaritic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ugaritic. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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