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arabic
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun arabic has 1 sense
- arabic(n = noun.communication) arabic language - the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects; Array is a kind of semitic
Derived form adjective arabic1
Adjective arabic has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
arabic, a. [L. Arabicus, fr. Arabia.].
Of or pertaining to Arabia or the Arabians. [1913 Webster]
arabic, n.
The language of the Arabians. [1913 Webster]
" The Arabic is a Semitic language, allied to the Hebrew. It is very widely diffused, being the language in which all Moslems must read the Koran, and is spoken as a vernacular tongue in Arabia, Syria, and Northern Africa."
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OXFORD DICTIONARY
arabic, n. & adj.
--n. the Semitic language of the Arabs, now spoken in much of N. Africa and the Middle East.
--adj. of or relating to Arabia (esp. with reference to language or literature).
--n. the Semitic language of the Arabs, now spoken in much of N. Africa and the Middle East.
--adj. of or relating to Arabia (esp. with reference to language or literature).
Idiom
arabic numeral any of the numerals 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 (cf. roman numeral).
Etymology
ME f. OF arabic f. L arabicus f. Gk arabikos
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