Deuteronomy

[ doo-tuh-ron-uh-mee, dyoo- ]

noun
  1. the fifth book of the Pentateuch, containing a second statement of the Mosaic law. Abbreviation: Deut.

Origin of Deuteronomy

1
<Late Latin Deuteronomium<Greek Deuteronómion (see deutero-, -nomy); earlier Deutronome,Middle English Deutronomie<Late Latin

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Deuteronomy

/ (ˌdjuːtəˈrɒnəmɪ) /


noun
  1. the fifth book of the Old Testament, containing a second statement of the Mosaic Law

Origin of Deuteronomy

1
from Late Latin Deuteronomium, from Greek Deuteronomion; see deutero-, -nomy

Derived forms of Deuteronomy

  • Deuteronomic (ˌdjuːtərəˈnɒmɪk), adjective

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