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Semitic Definition & Meaning

semitic
adjective
  1. of or relating to the group of Semitic languages; "Semitic tongues have a complicated morphology"
  2. of or relating to or characteristic of Semites; "Semite peoples"
noun
  1. a major branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family

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What does semitic mean?
of or relating to the group of Semitic languages; "Semitic tongues have a complicated morphology" of or relating to or characteristic of Semites; "Semite peoples" a major branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family
What part of speech is semitic?
Semitic is an adjective and a noun.
How many definitions does semitic have?
Semitic has 3 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).

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