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Chaldees

Chaldees is the plural of Chaldee.

Meaning of Chaldee

Noun

Chaldee (plural Chaldees)

  1. (dated) Synonym of Chaldean.
    • 'I stopped for one night to see Ur and the Chaldees and for three days in Baghdad with the A.O.C., who happens to be an old friend of mine.'1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 8, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 128
    Synonyms:
    Chaldean
  2. A wise individual involved in the occult.

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Questions about Chaldees

What is Chaldees the plural of?
Chaldees is the plural of Chaldee.

Words near Chaldees in the dictionary

  1. Chaldean Neo-Aramaic
  2. Chaldeanism
  3. Chaldeanisms
  4. Chaldeans
  5. Chaldee
  6. Chaldees
  7. Chaldene
  8. chalder
  9. chalders
  10. Chaldia
  11. Chaldiran

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