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Shemite

[shem-ahyt]

Shem·ite

[shem-ahyt]
noun
a Semite.
Shem·it·ic [shuh-mit-ik] , Shem·it·ish [shem-ahy-tish] , adjective
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Shemite is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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Semite or (less commonly) Shemite (ˈsiːmaɪt)
 
n
1.  a member of the group of Caucasoid peoples who speak a Semitic language, including the Jews and Arabs as well as the ancient Babylonians, Assyrians, and Phoenicians
2.  another word for a Jew
 
[C19: from New Latin sēmīta descendant of Shem, via Greek Sēm, from Hebrew Shem]
 
Shemite or (less commonly) Shemite
 
n
 
[C19: from New Latin sēmīta descendant of Shem, via Greek Sēm, from Hebrew Shem]

Shemite (ˈʃɛmaɪt)
 
n
another word for Semite

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