noun
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the ancient language of Ethiopia, belonging to the Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family: a Christian liturgical language See also Ge'ez
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the group of languages developed from this language, including Amharic, Tigre, and Tigrinya
adjective
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denoting or relating to this language or group of languages
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a less common word for Ethiopian
Etymology
Origin of Ethiopic
From the Latin word Aethiopicus, dating back to 1650–60. See Ethiop, -ic
Example Sentences
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After the play, the professor took the class to a restaurant called Ethiopic, where she had reserved four tables on the patio to sample huge platters of Ethiopian food.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 15, 2022
I pray in Hebrew while Ethiopian Jews pray in Geez, an ancient Ethiopic language.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2021
These pieces have been deciphered by Dr. Trever, who identified the word “BT’NWŠ” with the feminine name Betenos in the Ethiopic text of the Book of Jubilees.
From The New Yorker ● May 6, 1955
Then he returned to Berlin to study Assyrian and Ethiopic.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Ethiopic translation of the Bible is assigned by Guidi to the end of the fifth, or beginning of the sixth century, the time at which Christianity became the dominant religion in Abyssinia.
From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. by Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose
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