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American
[si-nit-ik]
/ sɪˈnɪt ɪk /
noun
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a branch of Sino-Tibetan consisting of the various local languages and dialects whose speakers share literary Chinese as their standard language.
adjective
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of or relating to the Chinese, their language, or their culture.
Sinitic
British
/ sɪˈnɪtɪk /
noun
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a branch of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages, consisting of the various languages or dialects of Chinese Compare Tibeto-Burman
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adjective
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belonging or relating to this group of languages
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2012 Digital Edition
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© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005,
2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Etymology
1890–95; < Late Latin Sīn ( ae ) the Chinese ( Sino- ) + -itic
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And it’s commonly held that these so-called Sinitic tongues, while replete with complicated sounds and tones, are light on actual grammar.
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