| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Mozarab |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Moz·ar·ab |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  m -z r  b |
| NOUN: | One of a group of Spanish Christians who adopted certain aspects of Arab culture under Muslim rule but practiced a modified form of Christian worship. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Spanish Mozárabe, from Arabic musta‘rib, would-be Arab, active participle of ista‘raba, to become an Arab, adopt Arabic customs, from ‘arab, Arab.
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