Assyro-Babylonian

As·syr·o-Bab·y·lo·ni·an

[uh-seer-oh-bab-uh-loh-nee-uhn]
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to Assyria and Babylonia.
noun
2.
the language of Assyria and Babylonia; Akkadian.

Origin:
1825–35; Assyr(ia) + -o- + Babylonian

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