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Coptic

[ kop-tik ]
/ ˈkɒp tɪk /

noun

an Afroasiatic language of Egypt descended from ancient Egyptian, largely extinct as a spoken language since the 16th century but surviving as the liturgical language of the Coptic Church.

adjective

of or relating to Coptic or the Copts.

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Origin of Coptic

First recorded in 1670–80; Copt + -ic

Words nearby Coptic

cops and robbers, copse, cop shop, Copt, copter, Coptic, Coptic Church, co-publish, copula, copulate, copulation
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British Dictionary definitions for Coptic

Coptic
/ (ˈkɒptɪk) /

noun

an Afro-Asiatic language, written in the Greek alphabet but descended from ancient Egyptian. It was extinct as a spoken language by about 1600 ad but survives in the Coptic Church

adjective

of or relating to this language
of or relating to the Copts
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