Semitics

[ suh-mit-iks ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. the study of Semitic languages, literature, etc.

Semitics

/ ˈsɛmɪtɪst; sɪˈmɪtɪks /

noun

1. functioning as singular the study of Semitic languages and culture

Derived Forms

• Semitist, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Semitics¹

1870–75, Americanism; Semitic, -ics

Example Sentences

After having occupied for twenty years the chair of Semitics at the university of Leipzig, he retired to Prostnitz.

From Project Gutenberg

"I'm not offended on the level of being a Jew, I'm offended on the level of semiotics, not Semitics."

From Reuters