Si·nit·ic (s -n t k, s-)n. The branch of Sino-Tibetan that comprises Chinese. Si·nit ic adj. |
Sinitic [sɪˈnɪtɪk]
n
(Linguistics / Languages) a branch of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages, consisting of the various languages or dialects of Chinese Compare Tibeto-Burman
adj
(Linguistics / Languages) belonging or relating to this group of languages
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| Noun | 1. | Sinitic - a group of Sino-Tibetan languages Chinese - any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system Sino-Tibetan, Sino-Tibetan language - the family of tonal languages spoken in eastern Asia |
| Adj. | 1. | Sinitic - of or relating to the Chinese people or their language or culture; "Sinitic dialects" |
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