- Semitism
- Semitism Sem"i*tism, n. A Semitic idiom; a word of Semitic origin. [Written also {Shemitism}.] [1913 Webster]
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semitism — SEMITÍSM, semitisme, s.n. Expresie alcătuită după modelul unei limbi semitice sau împrumutată dintr o asemenea limbă. – Din fr. sémitisme. Trimis de LauraGellner, 22.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 semitísm s. n., pl. semitísme Trimis de siveco,… … Dicționar Român
Semitism — may refer to:*Philo Semitism *Semitic language *Semitic people … Wikipedia
Semitism — 1851, from SEMITE (Cf. Semite) + ISM (Cf. ism) … Etymology dictionary
Semitism — [sem′ə tiz΄əm] n. 1. a word, phrase, grammatical construction, or other feature originating in or peculiar to a Semitic language 2. the characteristics of the Semites; esp. the ideas, cultural qualities, etc. originating with the Jews … English World dictionary
Semitism — noun Date: 1851 1. a. Semitic character or qualities b. a characteristic feature of a Semitic language occurring in another language 2. policy or predisposition favorable to Jews … New Collegiate Dictionary
Semitism — /sem i tiz euhm/ or, esp. Brit., /see mi /, n. 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. [1850… … Universalium
semitism — noun a) The religion, culture and customs of the Jewish people b) A word or idiom of the Jewish vocabulary … Wiktionary
Semitism — n. qualities and characteristics of the Semitic people (especially of the Jewish people); word or idiom derived from a Semitic language (especially Hebrew) … English contemporary dictionary
semitism — sem·i·tism … English syllables
Semitism — Sem•i•tism [[t]ˈsɛm ɪˌtɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) jud Semitic characteristics, esp. the ways, ideas, influence, etc., of the Jewish people 2) jud ling. a word or idiom characteristic of a Semitic language, esp. of Hebrew … From formal English to slang
