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- [sem-ahyt or, esp. British, see-mahyt]
- /ˈsɛm aɪt or, esp. British, ˈsi maɪt/
- /ˈsiː.maɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sem-ahyt or, esp. British, see-mahyt]
- /ˈsɛm aɪt or, esp. British, ˈsi maɪt/
Definitions of semite word
- noun semite a member of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs. 1
- noun semite a Jew. 1
- noun semite a member of any of the peoples descended from Shem, the eldest son of Noah. 1
- noun semite person who speaks a Semitic language 1
- noun semite a member of the group of Caucasoid peoples who speak a Semitic language, including the Jews and Arabs as well as the ancient Babylonians, Assyrians, and Phoenicians 0
- noun semite a person regarded as descended from Shem 0
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Origin of semite
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
1870-75; < New Latin sēmīta < Late Latin Sēm (< Greek Sḗm < Hebrew Shēm Shem) + -īta -ite1
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Parts of speech for Semite
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
semite popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
semite usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with semite
- what is a semite?
- what is an anti semite?
- what is anti semite?
- what is a anti semite?
- what does anti semite mean?
- who is a semite?
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