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amorite

Main Entry:: Am·o·rite
Pronunciation:: \ˈa-mə-ˌrīt\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Hebrew Ĕmōrī
Date:: 1535

: a member of one of various Semitic peoples living in Mesopotamia, Syria, and Palestine during the third and second millennia b.c.

— Amorite adjective

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