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enchorial
[ en-kawr-ee-uhl, -kohr- ]
/ ɛnˈkɔr i əl, -ˈkoʊr- /
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adjective
(especially of demotic writing) belonging to or used in a particular country.
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Also en·chor·ic [en-kawr-ik, -kor-]. /ɛnˈkɔr ɪk, -ˈkɒr-/.
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enchiridion, enchondral, enchondroma, enchondromatosis, enchondrosarcoma, enchorial, -enchyma, encina, encincture, encipher, encircle
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How to use enchorial in a sentence
There was another language used by the ancient Egyptians, and expressed in what is called the demotic or enchorial character.
The third kind of Egyptian writing which was formerly also called "enchorial" or indigenous.
The New York Obelisk|Charles E. MoldenkeSometimes the papyri are found written in the enchorial character.
Museum of Antiquity|L. W. Yaggy
British Dictionary definitions for enchorial
enchorial
enchoric
/ (ɛnˈkɔːrɪəl) /
adjective
of or used in a particular country: used esp of the popular (demotic) writing of the ancient Egyptians
Word Origin for enchorial
C19: via Late Latin from Greek enkhōrios, from en- ² + khōra country
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