Middle Persian: Meaning and Definition of

Mid'dle Per'sian

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  1. the Persian language at a stage that begins c300b.c. and includes Pahlavi (attested from the 3rd to the 7th centuriesa.d.) as well as the West Iranian literatures (3rd–10th centuriesa.d.) of religions carried outside Persia. Abbr.: MPers
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