Reference meaning
Aramaic
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a Semitic language originally of the ancient Arameans but still spoken by other people in southwestern Asia
Other meanings
2. noun
an alphabetical (or perhaps syllabic) script used since the 9th century BC to write the Aramaic language; many other scripts were subsequently derived from it
3. adjective
of or relating to the ancient Aramaic languages
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