Coptic
[ kop-tik ]
/ ˈkɒp tɪk /
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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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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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