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Hamito-Semitic

[ ham-i-toh-suh-mit-ik ]
/ ˈhæm ɪ toʊ səˈmɪt ɪk /

adjective, noun

Afroasiatic.

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Origin of Hamito-Semitic

1905–10; Hamito-, combining form of Hamitic

Words nearby Hamito-Semitic

Hamiltonstovare, Hamishah Asar Bishevat, Hamite, Hamitic, Hamiticized, Hamito-Semitic, hamlet, Hamlin, Hamlisch, Hamlyn, Hamm
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British Dictionary definitions for Hamito-Semitic

Hamito-Semitic

noun

a former name for Afro-Asiatic (def. 1)

adjective

denoting or belonging to this family of languages
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