Meroitic

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adjective

Describing the language once used in Meroë, or the script, related to hieroglyphs, in which it was written.

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Meanings

adjectiveMeroitic (not comparable)

alternative Meroic · alternative Merotic

  1. not comparableDescribing the language once used in Meroë, or the script, related to hieroglyphs, in which it was written.
  2. not comparablePertaining to Meroe, or its kingdom, or the era of Meroe's dominance of Kush (Nubia)
proper noun

alternative Meroic · alternative Merotic

  1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Meroitic script.
  2. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Meroitic language.

Origin

From Meroite + -ic.

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Translations

French méroïtique
  • méroïtiquedescribing the language once used in Meroë
German Meroitisch
  • Meroitischdescribing the language once used in Meroë
Italian meroitico
  • meroiticodescribing the language once used in Meroë
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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