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Sinitic: Meaning and Definition of
Si•nit•ic
Pronunciation: (si-nit'ik), [key] — n.
- a branch of Sino-Tibetan consisting of the various local languages and dialects whose speakers share literary Chinese as their standard language.
—adj. - of or pertaining to the Chinese, their language, or their culture.
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