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Ugaritic

[ oo-guh-rit-ik, yoo- ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to Ugarit, its people, or their language.

noun

  1. Also U·ga·ri·tian [] the Semitic language of the Ugaritic people, related to Hebrew and Phoenician and written in a cuneiform alphabet having 30 characters.

Ugaritic

/ ˌuːɡəˈrɪtɪk /

noun

  1. an extinct Semitic language of N Syria

adjective

  1. of or relating to this language

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Ugaritic1

First recorded in 1935–40; Ugarit + -ic

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Ugaritic1

C19: after Ugarit (modern name: Ras Shamra), an ancient Syrian city-state

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