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semitic - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'semitic' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Semitic [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to Shem or his descendants; belonging to that division of the Caucasian race which includes the Arabs, Jews, and related races.

Meaning of 'semitic' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . semitic [ a]
Meaning (1):
- of or relating to or characteristic of Semites
Example in sentence:
  • Semite peoples
Meaning (2):
- of or relating to the group of Semitic languages
Example in sentence:
  • Semitic tongues have a complicated morphology