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Iapetic

Iapetic is the alternative spelling of Japhetic.

Meaning of Japhetic

Adjective

Japhetic (comparative more Japhetic, superlative most Japhetic)

  1. (obsolete) Of or pertaining to the supposed descendants of Japheth, one of the three sons of Noah in the Bible.
  2. (obsolete) Of or pertaining to the supposed languages spoken by the descendants of Japheth.

Questions about Iapetic

What is Iapetic the alternative spelling of?
Iapetic is the alternative spelling of Japhetic.

Words near Iapetic in the dictionary

  1. ianthinite
  2. Ianus
  3. IANYL
  4. IAP
  5. Iapetian
  6. Iapetic
  7. Iapetus
  8. IAPH
  9. Iapheth
  10. Iapodes
  11. Iaponia

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Iapetic (page history and authors); Japhetic (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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