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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary, 1999:

 

Main Entry: an·ti-Sem·i·tism

Pronunciation: "an-ti-'se-m&-"ti-z&m, "an-"tI-

Function: noun
Date: 1882
: hostility toward or discrimination against Jews as a religious, ethnic, or racial group
- an·ti-Se·mit·ic /-s&-'mi-tik/ adjective
- an·ti-Sem·ite /-'se-"mIt/ noun

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Hypertext Webster Gateway Dictionary, 1999:

Hypertext Webster Gateway: "anti-Semitism"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Anti-Semitism \An`ti-Sem"i*tism\, n. Opposition to, or hatred of, Semites, esp. Jews. -- {An`ti-Sem"ite}, n. -- {An`ti-Sem*it"ic}, a.

From WordNet (r) 1.6

anti-Semitism n : the intense dislike for and prejudice against Jewish people [syn: {anti-Semitism}]

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