semitic
adjective · noun
Simple meaning
Of or about any of the religions which originated among the Semites.
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səˈmɪtɪk
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Definition
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adjective
Of or relating to the group of Semitic languages
“Semitic tongues have a complicated morphology.”
Of or pertaining to the Semites; of or pertaining to one or more Semitic peoples.
Of or pertaining to any of the religions which originated among the Semites; Abrahamic.
Of or pertaining to a subdivision of Afroasiatic Semitic languages: Amharic, Arabic, Aramaic, Syriac, Akkadian, Hebrew, Maltese, Tigrigna, Phoenician etc.
in particular
Of or pertaining to the Israeli, Jewish, or Hebrew people.
noun
The Semitic languages in general.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C1 · Advanced (estimated)
- Frequency
- Uncommon
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A deity worshipped by the ancient Semites.
Relating to or characterized by anti-Semitism.
A large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa.
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