English dictionary
Semitic
/s/&/'m/I/t/I/k/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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of or relating to the group of Semitic languages
ExamplesSemitic tongues have a complicated morphology.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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of or relating to or characteristic of Semites
Synonyms semiteSource: WordNet 3.0
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Of or pertaining to Shem or his descendants; belonging to that division of the Caucasian race which includes the Arabs, Jews, and related races.
Source: webster1913
noun
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a major branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family
Source: WordNet 3.0