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noun
1.
a branch of Sino-Tibetan consisting of the various local languages and dialects whose speakers share literary Chinese as their standard language.
adjective
2.
of or pertaining to the Chinese, their language, or their culture.
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Sinitic
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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| Sinitic (sɪˈnɪtɪk) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Compare Tibeto-Burman a branch of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages, consisting of the various languages or dialects of Chinese |
| —adj | |
| 2. | belonging or relating to this group of languages |
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