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Medic, a.2 and n.2|ˈmiːdɪk| [ad. L. Mēdic-us, Gr. Μηδικός Median.] A. adj. = Median a.2
1888G. Bertin Abridged Gram. Lang. Cuneiform Inscriptions 81 Medic Grammar. 1889Jrnl. Anthrop. Inst. Aug. 31 The Medic language is not the same as the Akkadian, though in syntax and in vocabulary it presents a very marked connection. 1912H. G. Rawlinson Bactria ii. 25 A treaty was made between the rival nations, and ratified by a marriage between the Medic king and a Lydian princess. 1933C. Dawson Enquiries Relig. & Culture ii. 80 Assyria was at the height of her power..but her pitiless militarism was gradually ruining..Asia and prepared the way for a new series of barbarian invasions—Cimmerian, Scythian and Medic. B. n. = Median n.2 2.
1894A. H. Sayce Primer of Assyriology ii. 20 The script and language of Elam—sometimes, but incorrectly, called Scythian, Medic, or Protomedic. |