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avestan
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun avestan has 2 senses
- avestan(n = noun.communication) zend - an ancient Iranian language; Array is a kind of iranian, iranian language
- avestan(n = noun.communication) Array - the script in which the ancient Persian language of the Avesta is written; Array is a kind of script
Derived form adjective avestan1
Derived form adjective avestan1
Adjective avestan has 1 sense
- avestan(a = adj.pert) Array - of or pertaining to the Avesta (sacred text of Zoroastrianism); Array Derived forms noun avesta1, noun avestan2, noun avestan1
CIDE DICTIONARY
avestan, a.
Of or pertaining to the Avesta or the language of the Avesta. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
avestan, adj. & n.
--adj. of or relating to the Avesta.
--n. the ancient Iranian language of the Avesta.
--adj. of or relating to the Avesta.
--n. the ancient Iranian language of the Avesta.
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