Defter

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A type of tax register that was used in the Ottoman Empire. historical
Adjective
  1. 1
    comparative form of deft: more deft comparative, form-of

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dexterousadeptadroitagileaptartistic

Etymology

From Turkish defter, from Arabic دَفْتَر (daftar), from Aramaic דהפתּיר (defter), from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra). Doublet of letter.

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