First Known Use: 1813
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1Semitic
adjective Se·mit·ic \sə-ˈmi-tik also -ˈme-\
: of or relating to the language family that includes Hebrew and Arabic
: of or relating to the Semites
Full Definition of SEMITIC
1
: of, relating to, or constituting a subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic language family that includes Hebrew, Aramaic, Arabic, and Amharic
2
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Semites
3
: jewish
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Origin of SEMITIC
German semitisch, from Semit, Semite Semite, probably from New Latin Semita, from Late Latin Sem Shem
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2Semitic
noun
Definition of SEMITIC
: any or all of the Semitic languages
First Known Use of SEMITIC
1831
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