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adj
Of or pertaining to the ancient city or language of Ugarit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: Ugaritian
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name
The Northwest Semitic language of the ancient city of Ugarit in Syria. Extinct since 1100 B.C.E., it was written in cuneiform.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
an extinct Semitic language of northern Syria
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Canaanitic, Canaanitic language
History
From Ugarit + -ic, via a Semitic medium from Sumerian 𒀀𒃼 (a-gar3 /agar/, “arable land”).
Across languages
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