GRE Word List

RUNIC

any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries

The meaning of the word runic is any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries.

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WordMeaning
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notcha V-shaped indentation
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scholarlyof, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned
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