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1Hamitic

adjective Ham·it·ic \ha-ˈmi-tik, hə-\

Definition of HAMITIC

:  of, relating to, or characteristic of the Hamites or one of the Hamitic languages
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First Known Use of HAMITIC

1844

Rhymes with HAMITIC

arthritic, bauxitic, bronchitic, calcitic, chloritic, Cushitic, dendritic, enclitic, form critic, granitic, graphitic, jaditic, lignitic, mephitic, nephritic, New Critic, pleuritic, proclitic, pruritic, pyritic, rachitic, Sanskritic, Semitic, Shemitic, Sinitic, stylitic, sulfitic

2Hamitic

noun

Definition of HAMITIC

:  hamitic languages

First Known Use of HAMITIC

1886

Rhymes with HAMITIC

arthritic, Cushitic, enclitic, form critic, New Critic, proclitic, Semitic

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3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. Hamitic
  2. Hamitic languages
  3. Nilo-Hamitic
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