SEPTUAGINT

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The oldest Greek version of the Old Testament; said to have been translated from the Hebrew by Jewish scholars at the request of Ptolemy II

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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Instance hypernyms:

Old Testament (the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible)

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