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hamitic
CIDE DICTIONARY
hamitic, a.
Pertaining to Ham or his descendants. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
hamitic, n. & adj.
--n. a group of African languages including ancient Egyptian and Berber.
--adj.
1 of or relating to this group of languages.
2 of or relating to the Hamites, a group of peoples in Egypt and N. Africa, by tradition descended from Noah's son Ham (Gen. 10:6 ff.).
--n. a group of African languages including ancient Egyptian and Berber.
--adj.
1 of or relating to this group of languages.
2 of or relating to the Hamites, a group of peoples in Egypt and N. Africa, by tradition descended from Noah's son Ham (Gen. 10:6 ff.).
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