- semitics
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Semitics — ☆ Semitics [sə mit′iks] n. the study of Semitic culture, languages, literature, etc … English World dictionary
Semitics — noun plural but singular in construction Date: 1888 the study of the language, literature, and history of Semitic peoples; specifically Semitic philology … New Collegiate Dictionary
Semitics — /seuh mit iks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the study of Semitic languages, literature, etc. [1870 75, Amer.; see SEMITIC, ICS] * * * … Universalium
Semitics — noun The study of the Semitic languages, cultures and peoples. See Also: Semitic … Wiktionary
Semitics — Se•mit•ics [[t]səˈmɪt ɪks[/t]] n. (used with a sing. v.) jud jud ling. the study of Semitic languages, literature, etc • Etymology: 1870–75, amer. Sem•i•tist, n … From formal English to slang
Semitics — /səˈmɪtɪks/ (say suh mitiks) noun the study of the Semitic languages, literature, etc …
semitics — ks noun plural but singular in construction Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Semitic (I) + s : the study of the language, literature, and history of Semitic peoples; specifically : Semitic philology … Useful english dictionary
GORDON, CYRUS HERZL — (1908–2001), U.S. Semitic scholar. Gordon was born into a Zionist family in Philadelphia, hence the middle name Herzl. He worked as a field archaeologist in Jerusalem and Baghdad from 1931 to 1935, after which he taught Semitics at Johns Hopkins… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
GREENFIELD, JONAS CARL — (1926–1995), U.S. Bible scholar, specializing in the languages and culture of the Ancient Near East. Born in New York, he received his early education from both public school and yeshivot. Greenfield showed early interest in Semitic Near Eastern… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Nathaniel Schmidt — Mionb (talk) 16:58, 15 November 2011 (UTC) Professor Nathaniel Schmidt, Cornell University. Nathaniel Schmidt (May 22, 1862 – 1939) of Ithaca, New York was a Swedish American Baptist minister, Progressive democrat, educator and orientalist.… … Wikipedia
