Meaning Of The Word Coptic

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What's The Definition Of Coptic?

Coptic
Coptic means belonging or relating to a part of the Christian Church which was started in Egypt.

Coptic in American English
of the Copts or their language or culture
the Afroasiatic language of the Copts, derived from ancient Egyptian and attested from the 3 d cent. a.d.: now used only in the ritual of the Coptic Church
adjective: of or pertaining to Coptic or the Copts
noun: an Afroasiatic language of Egypt descended from ancient Egyptian, largely extinct as a spoken language since the 16th century but surviving as the liturgical language of the Coptic Church

Coptic in British English
adjective: of or relating to this language
noun: an Afro-Asiatic language, written in the Greek alphabet but descended from ancient Egyptian. It was extinct as a spoken language by about 1600 ad but survives in the Coptic Church

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