enchorial
[ en-kawr-ee-uh l, -kohr- ]
/ ɛnˈkɔr i əl, -ˈkoʊr- /
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-/.
Words nearby enchorial
enchiridion, enchondral, enchondroma, enchondromatosis, enchondrosarcoma, enchorial, encina, encincture, encipher, encircle, encke
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Example sentences from the Web for enchorial
Sometimes the papyri are found written in the enchorial character.
Museum of Antiquity|L. W. YaggyThe third kind of Egyptian writing which was formerly also called "enchorial" or indigenous.
The New York Obelisk|Charles E. MoldenkeThere was another language used by the ancient Egyptians, and expressed in what is called the demotic or enchorial character.
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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