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Nostratic

Syllabification: (Nos·trat·ic)
Pronunciation: /näˈstratik/
Definition of Nostratic

noun

  • a hypothetical phylum of languages of which the principal members are the Indo-European, Semitic, Altaic, and Dravidian families.

adjective

  • relating to the Nostratic language phylum.

Origin:

1960s: from German nostratisch, based on Latin nostras, nostrat- 'of our country'

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