Abjadic

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to an abjad (writing system with glyphs for consonants). not-comparable

    "Though terms from more than thirty ancient languages are present in the most commonly used dialects of Terran Orthodox, its script developed primarily from a combination of ancient abjadic and syllabic writing systems."

Example

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"Though terms from more than thirty ancient languages are present in the most commonly used dialects of Terran Orthodox, its script developed primarily from a combination of ancient abjadic and syllabic writing systems."

Etymology

From abjad + -ic.

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