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Afro-Asiatic
(ăfˌrō-āˌzhē-ătˈĭk, -shē-, -zē-)
noun 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.
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- Afˌro-Aˌsi·atˈic adjective
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