Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SHEMITIC
a.Pertaining to Shem, the son of Noah. The Shemetic languages are Chaldee, Syriac, Arabic, Hebrew, Samaria, Ethiopic and Old Phoenician.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SHEMITIC; SHEMITISH
SHEMITIC; SHEMITISH Shem *it "ic, Shem "i *tish, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Shem, the son of Noah, or his descendants. See Semitic.
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