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Sem⋅i⋅tism

  [sem-i-tiz-uhm or, especially Brit., see-mi-]
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–noun
1. Semitic characteristics, esp. the ways, ideas, influence, etc., of the Jewish people.
2. a word or idiom peculiar to, derived from, or characteristic of a Semitic language, esp. of Hebrew.
Origin:
1850–55; Semite + -ism
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Sem·i·tism   (sěm'ĭ-tĭz'əm)   
n.  
  1. A Semitic word or idiom.
  2. Semitic traits, attributes, or customs.
  3. A policy or predisposition in favor of Jews.
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Semitism

Sem"i*tism\, n. A Semitic idiom; a word of Semitic origin. [Written also Shemitism.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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