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Yiddish - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Yiddish : (noun)
1: a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other
words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews;
written in the Hebrew script [syn: Yiddish]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Yiddish : \Yid"dish\, n. [G. j["u]disch, prop., Jewish, fr. Jude
Jew. See Jew, Jewish.]
A language used by German and other Jews, being a Middle
German dialect developed under Hebrew and Slavic influence.
It is written in Hebrew characters.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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