noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun

1. 1
   An ancient language that has an independent tradition that arose mostly on its own, and has a large and rich body of ancient literature.

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ancientancient languageantiquearchaiccanonicalcanonical language

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coarsecolloquial languagecontemporarycrude