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Coptic

American

[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.

Coptic British

/ 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

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adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of Coptic

First recorded in 1670–80; Copt + -ic

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