Meaning Of The Word Hamitic

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Hamitic in American English
an obsolete grouping within the Afroasiatic language family, including the Berber, Cushitic, and Egyptian languages
designating or of the Hamites or Hamitic
adjective: of or pertaining to the Hamites or Hamitic
noun: the non-Semitic branches of the Afroasiatic language family

Hamitic in British English
adjective: denoting, relating to, or belonging to this group of languages
noun: a group of N African languages related to Semitic. They are now classified in four separate subfamilies of the Afro-Asiatic family: Egyptian, Amazigh, Cushitic, and Chadic

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