Semiticsn.

Brit.

/sᵻˈmɪtɪks/, U.S.

/səˈmɪdɪks/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: Semitic adj.

Etymology: < Semitic adj.: see -ic suffix 2.

Originally U.S.

With singular agreement. The scientific study of the language, literature, etc., of Semitic peoples.

ΚΠ

1892 Announcement Grad. School (Dept. Lit., Sci., & Arts, Univ. Michigan) 18 Semitics. Courses will be given in Hebrew and Assyrian, and also in Arabic and Aramaic provided there be a sufficient number of applicants.

1922 Times 21 Oct. 3/2 He need not be a specialist in Semitics.

2011 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 131 315 Kerr has acquired considerable competence in comparative Semitics and classical languages.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	semitics
释义	Semiticsn. Brit. /sᵻˈmɪtɪks/, U.S. /səˈmɪdɪks/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: Semitic adj. Etymology: < Semitic adj.: see -ic suffix 2. Originally U.S. With singular agreement. The scientific study of the language, literature, etc., of Semitic peoples. ΚΠ 1892 Announcement Grad. School (Dept. Lit., Sci., & Arts, Univ. Michigan) 18 Semitics. Courses will be given in Hebrew and Assyrian, and also in Arabic and Aramaic provided there be a sufficient number of applicants. 1922 Times 21 Oct. 3/2 He need not be a specialist in Semitics. 2011 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 131 315 Kerr has acquired considerable competence in comparative Semitics and classical languages. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1892
随便看	quops quorate quorn quorn hunt quorum quorum of seventy quorum of the seventy quorums quot homines tot sententiae quota quota act quota bill quota bounty quota film quota immigrant quota immigration quota law quota limit quota method quota pars quota period quota plan quota quickie quota restriction quota sample