noun
the Persian language at a stage that begins c300 b.c. and includes Pahlavi (attested from the 3rd to the 7th centuries a.d.) as well as the West Iranian literatures (3rd–10th centuries a.d.) of religions carried outside Persia. Abbreviation : MPers
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How to use Middle Persian in a sentence According to Pew, 14 of the 20 countries in the Middle East and North Africa have blasphemy laws.
In the middle of all of that past suffering and present-day conflict, this Cosby bomb was dropped.
And, especially when it comes to the middle, personality counts.
The same picture emerges from middle class men in the U.S., Canada, and the Nordic countries.
As a white, educated, Western, middle-class male, I possess most of the unearned privilege the world has to offer.
She looked so sweet when she said it, standing and smiling there in the middle of the floor, the door-way making a frame for her.
Suddenly, however, he became aware of a small black spot far ahead in the very middle of the unencumbered track.
The Seven-score and four on the six middle Bells, the treble leading, and the tenor lying behind every change, makes good Musick.
When we speak against one capital vice, we ought to speak against its opposite; the middle betwixt both is the point for virtue.
Dinner occurred in the middle of the day, and about nine in the evening was an informal but copious supper.
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British Dictionary definitions for Middle Persian
noun
the classical form of modern Persian, spoken from about 300 ad to about 900 See also Pahlavi 2 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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