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English adjective: Semitic

1. Semitic of or relating to the group of Semitic languages


SamplesSemitic tongues have a complicated morphology.

2. Semitic of or relating to or characteristic of Semites


SamplesSemite peoples.


SynonymsSemite


English noun: Semitic

1. Semitic (communication) a major branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family


Broader (hypernym)Afrasian, Afrasian language, Afro-Asiatic, Afroasiatic, Afroasiatic language, Hamito-Semitic


Narrower (hyponym)Akkadian, Amharic, Arabic, Arabic language, Aramaic, Canaanitic, Canaanitic language, Ethiopian language, Maltese, Maltese language, Malti









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