Semitics
noun
Se·mit·ics
sə-ˈmi-tiks 
plural in form but singular in construction
: the study of the language, literature, and history of Semitic peoples
specifically
: Semitic philology
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Adler was the honorary assistant curator for the Department of Semitics at the United States National Museum of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington from 1888 until 1893.
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“Semitics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Semitics. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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