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semi

semi

2.2
A word part added to another word to mean half or partly
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  • /ˈsɛmi/
  • Specialized
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  • Then we're going to simply take our semi finished compost.

So they do this sort of semi random numbers.

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Examples

  • It's a landscape with figures, semi dressed, drinking wine.

  • This is a really really nice semi opaque, semi translucent lip gloss.

  • So they do this sort of semi random numbers.

  • And because this is semi random, last week we had three.

  • So here are some semi hard moves I bet.

  • That would be a think of semi standard private equity deal.

  • It's made for people with semi functional brain.

  • We have yogurts, we have key fairs, we have other semi solid dairy products.

  • The recipe requires semi cooked vegetables for the ideal texture.

  • She wore a semi formal dress to the evening event.

Synonyms

demi-
vssemi
5.8

A part added to the start of a word to mean half or partly

emphasizes the sense of half or not completely

Antonyms

497 1.0

Having all needed parts and nothing missing

4 1.0

Used before another word to mean completely

Surface Forms

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Etymology

The prefix semi- comes from a Latin word meaning 'half' and appears in simple words like semicircle and semifinal. So semi- tells you something is 'half' or only 'partly' done.