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Word: semite (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Proper noun:

  • a descendant of the biblical Patriarch Shem.
  • a member of a modern people speaking a Semitic language.
  • a member of any of a number of peoples of ancient southwestern Asia including the Akkadians, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.
  • descendant of these peoples.

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