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semitic

Se·mit·ic
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [suh-mit-ik]
    • /səˈmɪt ɪk/
    • /sɪˈmɪt.ɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suh-mit-ik]
    • /səˈmɪt ɪk/

Definitions of semitic word

  • noun semitic a subfamily of Afroasiatic languages that includes Akkadian, Arabic, Aramaic, Ethiopic, Hebrew, and Phoenician. 1
  • adjective semitic of or relating to the Semites or their languages, especially of or pertaining to the Jews. 1
  • adjective semitic Semitic languages are a group of languages that include Arabic and Hebrew. 0
  • adjective semitic Semitic people belong to one of the groups of people who speak a Semitic language. 0
  • adjective semitic Semitic is sometimes used to mean Jewish. 0
  • noun semitic a branch or subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family of languages that includes Arabic, Hebrew, Aramaic, Amharic, and such ancient languages as Akkadian and Phoenician 0
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Parts of speech for Semitic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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semitic popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for semitic

adj semitic

  • hasidic — a member of a sect founded in Poland in the 18th century by Baal Shem-Tov and characterized by its emphasis on mysticism, prayer, ritual strictness, religious zeal, and joy. Compare Mitnagged.
  • hebrew — a member of the Semitic peoples inhabiting ancient Palestine and claiming descent from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; an Israelite.
All 2 Synonyms of semitic

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Related words

  • akkadian

    a member of an ancient Semitic people who lived in central Mesopotamia in the third millennium bc

  • canaanite

    a member of an ancient Semitic people who occupied the land of Canaan before the Israelite conquest

  • chaldean

    a member of an ancient Semitic people who controlled S Babylonia from the late 8th to the late 7th century bc

  • cinnamon

    Cinnamon is a sweet spice used for flavouring food.

  • hebrew

    a member of the Semitic peoples inhabiting ancient Palestine and claiming descent from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; an Israelite.

  • japhetic

    of or relating to Japheth.
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