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Coptic

/ˈkɑptɪk/
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Definitions of Coptic
  1. adjective
    of or relating to the Copts or their church or language or art
    “the distinctive Coptic art of 6th-century Christian Egypt”
  2. noun
    the liturgical language of the Coptic Church used in Egypt and Ethiopia; written in the Greek alphabet
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    Egyptian
    the ancient and now extinct language of Egypt under the Pharaohs; written records date back to 3000 BC
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