ETHIOPIC


Meaning of ETHIOPIC in English

I. -ˈä-pik, -ˈō-pik adjective

Date: 1631

1. : Ethiopian

2.

a. : of, relating to, or constituting Ethiopic

b. : of, relating to, or constituting a group of related Semitic languages spoken in Ethiopia

II. noun

Date: 1677

1. : a Semitic language formerly spoken in Ethiopia and still used as the liturgical language of the Christian church in Ethiopia

2. : the Ethiopic group of Semitic languages

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.