Semitism
[ sem-i-tiz-uhm or, especially British, see-mi- ]
/ ˈsɛm ɪˌtɪz əm or, especially British, ˈsi mɪ- /
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noun
Semitic characteristics, especially the ways, ideas, influence, etc., of the Jewish people.
a word or idiom peculiar to, derived from, or characteristic of a Semitic language, especially of Hebrew.
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Words nearby Semitism
Semite, semitendinous muscle, semiterrestrial, Semitic, Semitics, Semitism, Semitist, Semito-Hamitic, semitone, semitrailer, semitranslucent
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