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BABYLONIAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The ideographic and syllabic writing system in which the ancient Babylonian language was written
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Babylonian" is a kind of...):
cuneiform (an ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia and Persia)
Domain region:
Babylon (the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An inhabitant of ancient Babylon
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Babylonian" is a kind of...):
Semite (a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Babylonian"):
Sumerian (a member of a people who inhabited ancient Sumer)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the city of Babylon or its people or culture
Example:
Babylonian religion
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Babylon (the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia)
Derivation:
Babylon (the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia)
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