Balto-Slavonic

Balto-Slavic

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noun

a hypothetical subfamily of Indo-European languages consisting of Baltic and Slavonic. It is now generally believed that similarities between them result from geographical proximity rather than any special relationship

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How to use Balto-Slavonic in a sentence

His contributions to various branches of Slavonic history (law, literature, &c.) are very numerous.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
Suffused with the Slavonic spirit and its tincture of Orientalism, the importation assumed a character of its own.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
The delight which the Slavonic nations take in dancing seems to be equally great.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
It has been said that a simple Slavonic peasant can be enticed by his national songs from one end of the world to the other.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks

This kind of reserve is a feature of the Slavonic character, which in Chopin's individuality was unusually developed.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks