adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Of or pertaining to the supposed descendants of Japheth, one of the three sons of Noah in the Bible. obsolete
2. 2
   Of or pertaining to the supposed languages spoken by the descendants of Japheth. obsolete

Synonyms

All synonyms

japetianjaphethiticjaphethiticjaphetitejaphetitejaphetitic

Etymology

The English Japheth or the Latin Iapetus, + -ic. Coined in the first half of the 19th century alongside Semitic and Hamitic.

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