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词汇 Messapic
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Definition of Messapic in English:

Messapic

noun mɛˈseɪpɪkməˈsapɪkmɛˈsapɪk
  • A pre-Roman language known from several hundred inscriptions (mostly funerary) found in the Salentine peninsula of south-eastern Italy (modern Apulia), which are written in two similar alphabets, both of Greek origin.

adjective mɛˈseɪpɪkməˈsapɪkmɛˈsapɪk
  • Of or relating to Messapic or the ancient region of Messapia.

Origin

1930s; earliest use found in Willem Laurens Graff (b. 1890). From classical Latin Messāpii (plural) inhabitants of Messapia + -ic.

Definition of Messapic in US English:

Messapic

noun
  • A pre-Roman language known from several hundred inscriptions (mostly funerary) found in the Salentine peninsula of south-eastern Italy (modern Apulia), which are written in two similar alphabets, both of Greek origin.

adjective
  • Of or relating to Messapic or the ancient region of Messapia.

Origin

1930s; earliest use found in Willem Laurens Graff (b. 1890). From classical Latin Messāpii (plural) inhabitants of Messapia + -ic.

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