Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Slavic.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to the Slavs or Slavonians; Slavic.
- noun The language of the Slavs: same as
Slavic .
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- proper noun A branch of the
Indo-European family of languages, usually divided into three subbranches: - proper noun The unrecorded ancient language from which all of these languages developed.
- adjective Of, denoting, or relating to the people who speak these languages.
- adjective Of, denoting, or relating to
Slavonia and its inhabitants.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a branch of the Indo-European family of languages
- adjective of or relating to Slavic languages
Etymologies
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Examples
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At this point one realises the gulf which divides the Slavonic from the English temperament.
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At this point one realises the gulf which divides the Slavonic from the English temperament.
The Forged Coupon Leo Tolstoy 1869
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Alexander, they said huffily, did not speak a Slavonic language.
Archive 2007-09-01 Richard 2007
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Alexander, they said huffily, did not speak a Slavonic language.
The Macedonia problem Helen 2007
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The expansion of Slavs so far to westward may have been due to the fact that Wittekind, King of the Saxons, called Slavonic tribes to his aid against the Franks.
From a Terrace in Prague Lieut.-Col. B. Granville Baker
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In this way, we find Slavic peoples talking Slavic (sometimes called Slavonic) languages in the parts of Europe to the east and south of the Germans.
The World War and What was Behind It Or, the Story of the Map of Europe Louis Paul B��n��zet 1919
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Most of the compositions are settings of Biblical or liturgical texts in Slavonic, which is the language of Pleshakov's youth.
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Slavonic which is written in the Glagolitic characters is also the ancient language, but it differs considerably from the Slavonic written in the Cyrillic letters.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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'Slavonic' missionaries and apostles, the brothers Cyril and Methodius, who are looked upon by all Slavs of the orthodox faith as the founders of their civilisation.
The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey Nevill Forbes 1906
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Derived from robota, the Czech noun for “drudgery” or “toil,” the word came with its own special resonances from Old Church Slavonic, the oldest written Slavic language, and a venerable relative of Czech, Polish, and Russian.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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