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Allophylian, a. and n.|æləʊˈfɪlɪən|
[f. L. allophȳl-us (see prec.) + -ian.]
A term introduced by Prichard to designate the languages of Asia and Europe, which are neither Aryan nor Semitic; sometimes extended to all the languages of the world outside these families, sometimes made equivalent to ‘Turanian.’
A. adj.
1844J. Prichard in Blackw. Mag. LVI. 328 Among the Allophylian nations, on the other hand, a rude and sensual superstition prevailed. 1865Athenæum No. 1960, 688/1 This so called Turanian or Allophyllian family of languages. 1866Laing Preh. Rem. Caithn. 4 Stonehenge..has been assigned..to the remote antiquity of some unknown Allophylian race.
B. n.
1881Q. Rev. Jan. 41 The Californian Indian is no allophylian. |