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- [kop-tik]
- /ˈkɒp tɪk/
- /ˈkɒp.tɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kop-tik]
- /ˈkɒp tɪk/
Definitions of coptic word
- adjective coptic Coptic means belonging or relating to a part of the Christian Church which was started in Egypt. 3
- noun coptic 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 3
- adjective coptic of or relating to this language 3
- adjective coptic of or relating to the Copts 3
- noun coptic the Afroasiatic language of the Copts, derived from ancient Egyptian and attested from the 3d cent. a.d.: now used only in the ritual of the Coptic Church 3
- adjective coptic of the Copts or their language or culture 3
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Origin of coptic
First appearance:
before 1670 One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1670-80; Copt + -ic
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Parts of speech for Coptic
noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
coptic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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