Semitics
[ suh-mit-iks ]
/ səˈmɪt ɪks /
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noun (used with a singular verb)
the study of Semitic languages, literature, etc.
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How to use Semitics in a sentence
After having occupied for twenty years the chair of Semitics at the university of Leipzig, he retired to Prostnitz.
Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ|Rev. A. Bernstein, B.D.They again were probably not Semitics but of the Aryan race.
Sufficient evidence goes to show that they worshipped many gods in the beginning, as did other Semitics.
These Semitics remembered their old allies, now in the desert, and besought them for aid.
British Dictionary definitions for Semitics
Semitics
/ (sɪˈmɪtɪks) /
noun
(functioning as singular) the study of Semitic languages and culture
Derived forms of Semitics
Semitist (ˈsɛmɪtɪst), nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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