asianic

  • 11asianique — ● asianique adjectif et nom (grec asianos, asiatique) Relatif aux anciens peuples de l Asie antérieure. ● asianique adjectif Se dit des langues non indo européennes de l Asie Mineure antique (hatti, hourri, ourartéen). ⇒ASIANIQUE, adj. et subst.… …

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  • 12Asian — /ˈeɪʒən / (say ayzhuhn), /ˈeɪʃən/ (say ayshuhn) adjective 1. of or belonging to, or characteristic of the continent of Asia or its inhabitants. –noun 2. a native of Asia. –Asianic /eɪʒiˈænɪk/ (say ayzhee anik), adjective …

  • 13japhetic — I. jəˈfed.ik, (ˈ)jā|f adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Japheth (Japetus), one of the sons of Noah in the Bible (Gen 5:32 ff.) + English ic 1. : relating to or derived from Japheth who was a son of Noah used vaguely as an… …

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  • 14A|si|an|ic — «AY zhee AN ihk, shee », adjective. of or having to do with Asia Minor: »... Asianic elements in Greek civilization (Sir William Ramsay) …

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  • 15MACCABEES, FOURTH BOOK OF — (IV Maccabees), apocryphal book, included in the Septuagint. It presumably dates from the first century C.E., and is erroneously ascribed by Christian tradition to josephus . It does not deal with the warriors of the Maccabean revolt, but with… …

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