Canaanitic
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Canaanitic
(ˌkeɪnəˈnɪtɪk)n
1. (Languages) a group of ancient languages belonging to the Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family and including Canaanite, Phoenician, Ugaritic, and Hebrew
2. (Historical Terms) a group of ancient languages belonging to the Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family and including Canaanite, Phoenician, Ugaritic, and Hebrew
adj
(Languages) denoting, relating to, or belonging to this group of languages
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| Noun | 1. | Canaanitic - a group of Semitic languages Semitic - a major branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family Hebrew - the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel Canaanite - the extinct language of the Semitic people who occupied Canaan before the Israelite conquest Phoenician - the extinct language of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the ancient world Ugaritic - an extinct Semitic language of northern Syria |
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