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Definition of Semitic adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

Semitic

adjective

NAmE//səˈmɪt̮ɪk//

1of or connected with the language group that includes Hebrew and Arabic

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2of or connected with the people who speak Semitic languages, especially Hebrew and Arabic

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