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Geez
or Ge'ez
[ gee-ez, gey- ]
noun
- a Semitic language of ancient Ethiopia, now used only as the liturgical language of the Ethiopian Church.
Ge'ez
/ ˈɡiːɛz /
noun
- the classical form of the ancient Ethiopic language, having an extensive Christian literature and still used in Ethiopia as a liturgical language
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Example Sentences
Geez or Ethiopian is the language of their sacred books: it has long ago ceased to be spoken.
From Project Gutenberg
Geez, the ancient Ethiopic, was the vernacular language of the shepherds.
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He looked searchingly at Boswellister and muttered, "Geez, a nut."
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In the same reign the Arabic chronicle of al-Makīn was translated into Geez.
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