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/ak'euh mee"nee euhn/, adj.of or pertaining to the Achaemenids or their language, as recorded in cuneiform inscriptions.[1710-20; < L Achaemeni(us) ( < Gk Achaimén(es) ACHAEMENES + L -ius adj. suffix) + -AN]
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