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Indo-Iranian

[ in-doh-i-rey-nee-uhn, -i-rah-, -ahy-rey- ]

noun

  1. a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, including the Indic and Iranian subgroups.


adjective

  1. of or belonging to Indo-Iranian.

Indo-Iranian

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Indic and Iranian branches of the Indo-European family of languages
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. this group of languages, sometimes considered as forming a single branch of Indo-European
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Indo-Iranian1

First recorded in 1875–80
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Example Sentences

This god goes back to the Indo-Iranian period, as both his name and his epithet are found in the Avesta.

Indeed the evidence of the Avesta proves that the sanctity of this animal goes back even to the Indo-Iranian period.

He had no desire to be a poet, an Indo-Iranian etymologist, a lecturer to women's clubs, or the secretary of state.

Indian religion is a variety of Indo-Iranian, which is a variety of the Aryan type.

How the Indo-Iranian religion was developed in India, we have seen.

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