Af·ro-A·si·at·ic (ăf′rō-ā′zhē-ătĭk, -shē-, -zē-)
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Tweet n. A large family of languages spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia, comprising the Semitic, Chadic, Cushitic, Berber, Omotic, and ancient Egyptian languages; formerly known as Hamito-Semitic. Af′ro-A′si·atic adj. |
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