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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22 November 2024

SHEET

(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind


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