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Semitist

American

[sem-i-tist, see-mi-] / ˈsɛm ɪ tɪst, ˈsi mɪ- /

noun

an authority on Semitic languages, literature, etc.

Etymology

Origin of Semitist

First recorded in 1880–85; Semite + -ist

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