semitic
1. [ adjective ] of or relating to or characteristic of Semites
Synonyms: Semite
Examples:

"Semite peoples"

Related terms: Semite Semite
2. [ adjective ] of or relating to the group of Semitic languages
Examples:

"Semitic tongues have a complicated morphology"

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