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Coptic, a. (n.)|ˈkɒptɪk|
[mod. f. Copt + -ic.]
1. Of or pertaining to the Copts.
1678Butler Hud. iii. ii. 1585 And from their Coptick Priest, Kirkerus, Found out this Mystick way to jear us. 1792Gentl. Mag. LXII. ii. 981 An exact copy of an antient Coptic alphabet. 1849Lane Mod. Egypt. II. 325 Confession is required of all members of the Coptic church.
2. n. The language of the Copts.
1711Addison Spect. No. 69 ⁋2, I am not versed in the Modern Coptick. 1849Lane Mod. Egypt. II. 312 The Coptic has become a dead language, understood by very few persons. |