Japhetic
ɪk adjective
1.
of or pertaining to Japheth.
2.
of or pertaining to a hypothesized group of languages of the Caucasus, Mesopotamia, Asia Minor, and southern Europe, including the caucasian languages, Sumerian, Basque, and Etruscan, formerly thought by some to represent a stage in language development that preceded the development of Indo-European and Semitic.
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Japhetic (dʒeɪˈfɛtɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| denoting a discredited grouping of languages that postulated a relationship between Basque, Etruscan, and Georgian among others | |
| [C19: from New Latin Japheti descendants of | |
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