| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Toltec |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Tol·tec |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  t l t k , t l- |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. Toltec or Tol·tecs
A member of a Nahuatl-speaking people of central and southern Mexico whose empire flourished from the 10th century until it collapsed under invasion by the Aztecs in the 12th century. | | ADJECTIVE: | also Tol·tec·an (tl-tk n, tl-) Of or relating to the Toltec or their culture. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Spanish tolteca, from Nahuatl toltecatl, artisan, mechanic.
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