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Webster 1913 Edition


Japhetic

Ja-phet′ic

,
Adj.
Pertaining to, or derived from, Japheth, one of the sons of Noah;
as,
Japhetic
nations, the nations of Europe and Northern Asia;
Japhetic
languages.

Webster 1828 Edition


Japhetic

JAPHET'IC

,
Adj.
Pertaining to Japheth, the eldest son of Noah; as the Japhetic nations, which people the North of Asia and all Europe; Japhetic languages.

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Japhetic

Japhetic

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Japhetic (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete, ethnography) Of or pertaining to the supposed descendants of Japheth, one of the three sons of Noah in the Bible.
  2. (obsolete) Of or pertaining to the supposed languages spoken by the descendants of Japheth, son of Noah in the Bible.

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