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hieratica

hieratica noun: a kind of ancient Roman paper, eleven inches wide, mainly used for sacred books and writings.

Noun

hieratica (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A kind of ancient Roman paper, eleven inches wide, mainly used for sacred books and writings.

Questions about hieratica

What does hieratica mean?
Hieratica means a kind of ancient Roman paper, eleven inches wide, mainly used for sacred books and writings.
What part of speech is hieratica?
Hieratica is a noun.

Words near hieratica in the dictionary

  1. hierarchs
  2. hierarchy
  3. hierarchy of effects
  4. Hierasim
  5. hieratic
  6. hieratica
  7. hieratical
  8. hieratically
  9. hieraticism
  10. hieratics
  11. hieratite

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