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Semitism.

A word or phrase (construction or idiom) typical of or influenced by a Semitic language such as Arabic, Aramaic or Hebrew.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsɛmɪtɪzəm/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A word or phrase (construction or idiom) typical of or influenced by a Semitic language such as Arabic, Aramaic or Hebrew.

    countable · rhetoric
  2. Semitic character; Semiticness.

    rare · uncountable
  3. Judaism; Jewishness (especially when seen as the thing to which anti-Semitism is opposed).

    rare · strict-sense · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English Semite Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Semitism From Semite + -ism.

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