Arabic \Ar"a*bic\, a. [L. Arabicus, fr. Arabia.]
   Of or pertaining to Arabia or the Arabians.
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   Arabic numerals or figures, the nine digits, 1, 2, 3,
      etc., and the cipher 0.

   Gum arabic. See under Gum.
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	Arabic \Ar"a*bic\, n.
   The language of the Arabians.
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   Note: The Arabic is a Semitic language, allied to the Hebrew.
         It is very widely diffused, being the language in which
         all Moslems must read the Koran, and is spoken as a
         vernacular tongue in Arabia, Syria, and Northern
         Africa.
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	Arabic
     adj : relating to or characteristic of Arabs; "Arabic languages"
     n : the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of
         dialects [syn: Arabic language]