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English Dictionary: Chaldean by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Chaldean
adj
  1. of or relating to ancient Chaldea or its people or language or culture
    Synonym(s): Chaldean, Chaldaean, Chaldee
n
  1. a wise man skilled in occult learning [syn: Chaldean, Chaldaean, Chaldee]
  2. an inhabitant of ancient Chaldea
    Synonym(s): Chaldean, Chaldaean, Chaldee
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chaldean \Chal*de"an\, a. [L. Chaldaeus.]
      Of or pertaining to Chaldea. -- n.
      (a) A native or inhabitant of Chaldea.
      (b) A learned man, esp. an astrologer; -- so called among the
            Eastern nations, because astrology and the kindred arts
            were much cultivated by the Chaldeans.
      (c) Nestorian.
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