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Elamite
(Elam|ite)
Pronunciation:
/ˈiːləmʌɪt/
noun
1
a native or inhabitant of ancient Elam.
2
[
mass noun
]
the agglutinative language spoken in ancient Elam from the 3rd millennium to the 4th century
bc
, of which a few records in pictographic and cuneiform script survive.
adjective
relating to the ancient Elamites or their language.
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