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Ham⋅it⋅ic

  [ha-mit-ik, huh-]
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–noun
1. (esp. formerly) the non-Semitic branches of the Afroasiatic language family.
–adjective
2. of or pertaining to the Hamites or Hamitic.
Origin:
1880–85; Hamite + -ic
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Ha·mit·ic   (hā-mĭt'ĭk)   
adj.  Of or relating to the Hamites or their languages or cultures.
n.  A presumed language family formerly thought to include Egyptian and the Berber, Cushitic, and Chadic languages.
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Word Origin & History

Hamitic 
1842, language group that included ancient Egyptian, Berber, Galla, etc.; from Ham, second son of Noah (Gen. ix.18-19).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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