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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Avestan \A*ves"tan\, adjective Of or pertaining to the Avesta or the language of the Avesta. -- n. The language of the Avesta (an ancient Iranian language); -- less properly called {Zend}.
Syn: Zend [Webster 1913 Suppl.] ||
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Avestan
adjective: of or pertaining to the Avesta (sacred text of Zoroastrianism)
noun
1: an ancient Iranian language [syn: {Zend}]
2: the script in which the ancient Persian language of the Avesta is written
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