Meaning of adat | Babel Free
Definitions
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Initialism of Alesis Digital Audio Tape: a kind of magnetic tape for storing soundtracks. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- Traditional custom or law, in Islamic parts of Southeast Asia.
Equivalents
Français
adat
Examples
“[T]he early-nineteenth-century Padri movement […] was an accelerated programme of religious renewal in West Sumatra, an attempt⟳ to cleanse Islam of adat or local customary law and practices.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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