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Syriac

[ seer-ee-ak ]
/ ˈsɪər iˌæk /

noun

a form of Aramaic used by various Eastern Churches.

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Origin of Syriac

<Latin Syriacus<Greek Syriakós.See Syria, -ac

OTHER WORDS FROM Syriac

pre-Syr·i·ac, adjective, noun

Words nearby Syriac

Syracuse, Syrah, Syr Darya, Syrette, Syria, Syriac, Syrian, Syrian Desert, Syrian hamster, syringa, syringadenoma
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British Dictionary definitions for Syriac

Syriac
/ (ˈsɪrɪˌæk) /

noun

a dialect of Aramaic spoken in Syria until about the 13th century ad and still in use as a liturgical language of certain Eastern churches
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