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Proto-Semitic
Pro·to-Se·mit·ic [ prtō sə míttik ]


noun 
Definition:
 
ancestor of Semitic languages: a hypothetical reconstructed language that is believed to be the ancestor of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family of languages

Pro·to-Se·mit·ic adjective
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