First Known Use: 1535
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Amorite
noun Am·o·rite \ˈa-mə-ˌrīt\
Definition of AMORITE
: a member of one of various Semitic peoples living in Mesopotamia, Syria, and Palestine during the third and second millennia b.c.
— Amorite adjective
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Origin of AMORITE
Hebrew Ĕmōrī
Rhymes with AMORITE
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