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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
Chaldee en · PROPN · etymology 1
Etymology
From Latin Chaldaea via Middle French Chaldee.
Meanings
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(alt-of, dated) Dated form of Chaldea.
Abraham departed from Chaldee […]
1842, An Equalization of every item of Scripture Money, Weight, and Measure, page 45:
Chaldee en · ADJ · etymology 2
Etymology
From Latin chaldaeus via Middle French Chaldee.
Meanings
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(dated, not-comparable) Synonym of Chaldean.
Synonyms
Chaldean
Chaldee en · NOUN · etymology 2
Etymology
From Latin chaldaeus via Middle French Chaldee.
Meanings
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(dated) Synonym of Chaldean.
'I stopped for one night to see Ur and the Chaldees and for three days in Baghdad with the A.O.C., who happens to be an old friend of mine.'
1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 8, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 128:
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A wise individual involved in the occult.
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Synonyms
Chaldean
Chaldee en · PROPN · etymology 2
Etymology
From Latin chaldaeus via Middle French Chaldee.
Meanings
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(dated) The Aramaic language, or Biblical Aramaic specifically.