Semitics

[ suh-mit-iks ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. the study of Semitic languages, literature, etc.

Semitics

/ ˈsɛmɪtɪst; sɪˈmɪtɪks /

noun

1. functioning as singular the study of Semitic languages and culture

Derived Forms

• Semitist, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Semitics¹

1870–75, Americanism; Semitic, -ics

Example Sentences

After having occupied for twenty years the chair of Semitics at the university of Leipzig, he retired to Prostnitz.

From Project Gutenberg

They again were probably not Semitics but of the Aryan race.

From Project Gutenberg

Sufficient evidence goes to show that they worshipped many gods in the beginning, as did other Semitics.

From Project Gutenberg

These Semitics remembered their old allies, now in the desert, and besought them for aid.

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