semitic | ||
1. | [ adjective ] of or relating to or characteristic of Semites | |
Synonyms: | Semite | |
Examples: | "Semite peoples" |
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Related terms: | Semite Semite | |
2. | [ adjective ] of or relating to the group of Semitic languages | |
Examples: | "Semitic tongues have a complicated morphology" |
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3. | [ noun ] (linguistics) a major branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family | |
Related terms: | Afroasiatic Amharic Akkadian Arabic Aramaic Canaanitic Arabic | |
Similar spelling: |
semiotic semiotics semiotical |