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semitic

/sʌmˈɪtɪk/noun, adjective3 syllables

Semitic means: of or relating to or characteristic of Semites.

Synonyms for semitic1

adjective, as in of or relating to or characteristic of Semites

Semite

What does semitic mean?3

adjective

1

of or relating to or characteristic of Semites“Semite peoples”

2

of or relating to the group of Semitic languages“Semitic tongues have a complicated morphology”

noun

1

a major branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with semitic?4

two syllables

critic

four syllables

analyticparasiticcatalytic
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Semitic in a sentence

  • Berber and Semitic languages diverged from each other several thousands of years ago.Amastan
  • She has been wondering if she really has any Semitic ancestry.nonong
  • Berber, an Afroasiatic language, is loosely related to Semitic languages.Amastan
  • Maltese is descended from Arabic, a Semitic language.Amastan
  • Berber belongs to the same Afroasiatic language family Semitic languages belong to.Amastan
  • Maltese is the only Semitic language native to Europe.Amastan
  • Maltese is the only Semitic language with a script based on the Latin alphabet.rul
  • Berber belongs to the same Afroasiatic language family that Semitic languages belong to.shekitten

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