SLAVONIC


Meaning of SLAVONIC in English

adj. & n.

adj. 1 of or relating to the group of Indo-European languages including Russian, Polish, and Czech. 2 of or relating to the Slavs.

n. the Slavonic language-group. Old Church Slavonic the earliest written Slavonic language, surviving as a liturgical language in the Orthodox Church.

[ med.L S(c)lavonicus f. S(c)lavonia country of Slavs f. Sclavus SLAV ]

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