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Meaning:

Adjective:

  • rfc-def obsolete Possessing inferior hardness, brilliance, or beauty; ? used of inferior precious stones and gems, because those found in the Orient are generally superior.
  • rfc-def Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western; ? opposed to oriental; as, occidental climates, or customs; an occidental planet.

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Noun:

  • Western Christian of the Latin rite

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Proper noun:

  • An artificial language, once renamed Interlingue in an attempt to compete with Interlingua

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