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Japhetic

Japhetic adjective: of or pertaining to the supposed descendants of Japheth, one of the three sons of Noah in the Bible.

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.

Synonyms of Japhetic

Forms of Japhetic

comparativemore Japhetic
superlativemost Japhetic
alternative formIapetic
alternative formJaphethic

Origin of Japhetic

The English Japheth or the Latin Iapetus, + -ic. Coined in the first half of the 19th century alongside Semitic and Hamitic.

Questions about Japhetic

What does Japhetic mean?
Japhetic means of or pertaining to the supposed descendants of Japheth, one of the three sons of Noah in the Bible.
What part of speech is Japhetic?
Japhetic is an adjective.

Words near Japhetic in the dictionary

  1. Japhethite
  2. Japhethites
  3. Japhethitic
  4. Japhetian
  5. Japhetians
  6. Japhetic
  7. Japhetid
  8. Japhetids
  9. Japhetite
  10. Japhetites
  11. Japhetitic

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