Accadian
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Ak•ka•di•an
or Ac•ca•di•an
(əˈkeɪ di ən, əˈkɑ-)n.
1. an extinct eastern Semitic language of Assyria and Babylonia, written in a cuneiform syllabary borrowed from Sumerian.
2. a native or inhabitant of Akkad.
adj. 3. of or pertaining to the language Akkadian.
4. of or pertaining to Akkad or its inhabitants.
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