There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective Zend-Avestic. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
The earliest known use of the adjective Zend-Avestic is in the 1860s.
OED's earliest evidence for Zend-Avestic is from 1864, in the writing of J. M. Fuller.
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1864–
Of or relating to the Zend-Avesta, or the ancient Iranian language in which the Avesta is written.
Stressed as Zend-Aˈvestic.
1864
Two of the greatest European authorities in Zend-Avestic literature.
J. M. Fuller, Ess. on Authenticity of Book of Daniel v. 186
1913
The invaluable services he has rendered..to Zend-Avestic research.
L. Mills, Our Own Relig. in Ancient Persia x. 148
1985
Respecting the Roman cult of Mithra, it is a common-place blunder, to attribute this to the Zend-Avestic culture.
Executive Intelligence Review 4 June 38/1
Of or relating to the Avestan language or to the Zend-Avesta; of or relating to Zoroastrianism; Zoroastrian. Also: designating the Avestan language…
Of or relating to the Zend-Avesta, or the ancient Iranian language in which the Avesta is written.
Of or relating to the Avesta (Avesta, n.) or to the ancient Iranian language in which it is written (cf. Avestan, n.).
Of or relating to the Zend-Avesta, or the ancient Iranian language in which the Avesta is written.
Of or relating to the Avesta or the ancient Iranian language in which it is written; = Avestan, adj. Cf. Zend-Avestic, adj.
a. adj. Of or relating to the Zend-Avesta, or the ancient Iranian language in which the Avesta is written; b. n. the language in which the Avesta…
Originally published as part of the entry for Zend-Avesta, n.
Zend-Avestic, adj. was first published in 2018.
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