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BABYLONIAN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The ideographic and syllabic writing system in which the ancient Babylonian language was written

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Babylonian" is a kind of...):

cuneiform (an ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia and Persia)

Domain region:

Babylon (the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An inhabitant of ancient Babylon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Babylonian" is a kind of...):

Semite (a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Babylonian"):

Sumerian (a member of a people who inhabited ancient Sumer)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the city of Babylon or its people or culture

Example:

Babylonian religion

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Babylon (the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia)

Derivation:

Babylon (the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia)

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