pseudosemitic
ɪk
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World English Dictionary
Semitic or (less commonly) Shemitic (sɪˈmɪtɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a branch or subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family of languages that includes Arabic, Hebrew, Aramaic, Amharic, and such ancient languages as Akkadian and Phoenician |
| —adj | |
| 2. | denoting, relating to, or belonging to this group of languages |
| 3. | denoting, belonging to, or characteristic of any of the peoples speaking a Semitic language, esp the Jews or the Arabs |
| 4. | another word for Jewish |
| Shemitic or (less commonly) Shemitic | |
| —n | |
| —adj | |
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Pseudosemitic
is always a great word to know.
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| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
Semitic [(suh-mit-ik)]A descriptive term for several peoples of the Middle East and their descendants, including Jews and Arabs (see Arab-Israeli conflict). Today the term is mainly applied to Jews. (See anti-Semitism.)
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