Syro-

/ ˈsɪrəʊ- /

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1. indicating Syrian and

   Syro-Lebanese

2. indicating Syriac and

   Syro-Aramaic

Word History and Origins

Origin of Syro-¹

from Greek Suro-, from Suros a Syrian

Example Sentences

The suppliant was "a woman of Canaan," or, as she is described more definitely elsewhere, a Syro-Phœnician woman.

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The Syro-Hexaplar version, on the other hand, is extremely valuable for critical purposes.

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The land of Uz appears to have been a general name for the great Syro-Arabian desert.

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What we should have become, had not the Syro-Arabian creeds formed our minds, I dare not contemplate.

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Mr. Newman certainly would not have had him drag out an inglorious and baffled existence in Syro-Phoenicia.

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