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Aramaean

Syllabification: (Ar·a·mae·an)

Definition of Aramaean

noun

  • a member of an ancient Aramaic-speaking people inhabiting Aram (modern Syria) and part of Babylonia in the 11th-8th centuries bc.

adjective

  • of or relating to Aram or the Aramaeans.

Origin:

from Latin Aramaeus (from Greek Aramaios: see Aramaic) + -an

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