Japhetic

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adjective

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

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JaphetiteJaphethiticJaphetitic
OriginLatin Iapetus →
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Meanings

adjectiveJaphetic (comparative more Japhetic, superlative most Japhetic)

comparative more Japhetic · superlative most Japhetic · alternative Iapetic · alternative Japhethic

  1. obsoleteanthropologyOf or pertaining to the supposed descendants of Japheth, one of the three sons of Noah in the Bible.
  2. obsoleteOf or pertaining to the supposed languages spoken by the descendants of Japheth.

Synonyms & antonyms

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JaphetiteJaphethiticJaphetitic
Also see
japetian

Origin

  1. LatinIapetus
  2. EnglishJaphetic

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

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APA

Japhetic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Japhetic

MLA

“Japhetic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Japhetic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Japhetic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Japhetic.

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