"Neo-Punic" meaning in English

See Neo-Punic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more Neo-Punic [comparative], most Neo-Punic [superlative]
Etymology: From neo- + Punic. Etymology templates: {{af|en|neo-|Punic}} neo- + Punic Head templates: {{en-adj}} Neo-Punic (comparative more Neo-Punic, superlative most Neo-Punic)
  1. Relating to the Punic language as it existed after the fall of Carthage in 146 BCE.
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