Semito-Hamitic

noun

a former name for the Afro-Asiatic family of languagesSee Afro-Asiatic

adjective

denoting or belonging to this family of languages

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Historical Examples of semito-hamitic

The Semito-Hamitic races made excellent castings at a very early date.
Scientific American, September 29, 1883 Supplement. No. 404
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