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adj
of or relating to Ancient Egypt, Egyptian
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, rare
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noun
a mixture of vinegar, honey, verdigris and sometimes burnt alum formerly used as a detergent, Egyptian ointment
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Usage: rare, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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History
From the Late Latin aegyptiacus (“Egyptian”), from the Ancient Greek Αἰγῠπτῐᾰκός (Aigŭptĭăkós, “of or for the Egyptians”), from Αἰγῠ́πτῐος (Aigŭ́ptĭos, “Egyptian”) + -ᾰκός (-ăkós). Equivalent to Latin Aegyptius (“Egyptian”) + -acus.
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