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CHALDEE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An inhabitant of ancient Chaldea
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Chaldee" is a kind of...):
Semite (a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa)
Derivation:
Chaldee (of or relating to ancient Chaldea or its people or language or culture)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A wise man skilled in occult learning
Synonyms:
Chaldaean; Chaldean; Chaldee
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Chaldee" is a kind of...):
occultist (a believer in occultism; someone versed in the occult arts)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to ancient Chaldea or its people or language or culture
Synonyms:
Chaldaean; Chaldean; Chaldee
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Chaldea (an ancient region of Mesopotamia lying between the Euphrates delta and the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Desert; settled in 1000 BC and destroyed by the Persians in 539 BC; reached the height of its power under Nebuchadnezzar II)
Derivation:
Chaldee (an inhabitant of ancient Chaldea)