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Syriac

[ seer-ee-ak ]
/ ˈsɪər iˌæk /
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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
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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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