SEMITIC

Semite, Semitic

(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of Semites; “Semite peoples”

Semitic

(adjective) of or relating to the group of Semitic languages; “Semitic tongues have a complicated morphology”

Semitic

(noun) a major branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Sem*it"ic, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to Shem or his descendants; belonging to that division of the Caucasian race which includes the Arabs, Jews, and related races. [Written also Shemitic.] Semitic language, a name used to designate a group of Asiatic and African languages, some living and some dead, namely: Hebrew and Phoenician, Aramaic, Assyrian, Arabic, Ethiopic (Geez and Ampharic). Encyc. Brit.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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3 June 2025

OWNER

(noun) (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; “he is the owner of a chain of restaurants”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.

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