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semistate

semistate

1 8.4
A condition that is partly complete and not fully working
  • noun
translation icon : semistado

Examples

  • Then came the biggest blow to Linton-Stockton's hopes to prevent a seventh straight semistate loss.

    Blog text (8)
  • In the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s, the newly introduced labor contract system was gradually extended from some new players to all new players and, further, to some old players, and from the state and semistate sectors to the private sector.

    Academic text (2001)
  • The Miners lost 17-14 in overtime in the Class A Semistate championship game Friday night at Roy Williams Field.

    Blog text (8)
  • Setting aside the problem of rural-urban segregation, urban China has two labor markets, one operating in the state and semistate sector, the other in the private sector.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Linton-Stockton senior Jackson Bohnert (55) receives a hug after the Miners lost 17-14 in overtime at home in the semistate championship football game Friday night.

    Blog text (8)
  • Linton-Stockton senior Cole Bradbury shows his frustration after the Miners lost to Indianapolis Scecina 17-14 in overtime in the Class A Southern Semistate championship game Friday night at Roy Williams Field.

    Blog text (8)
  • Dane Rupska (44) scored one of the two Miner touchdowns in a 17-14 overtime loss at home against Indianapolis Scecina in the semistate title game Friday night.

    Blog text (8)
  • The team reached the semistate in the championship, leaving them one step away from the finals.

  • In the project development, we found ourselves in a semistate where several aspects were still undecided.

  • After the preliminary rounds, many participants were left in a semistate of uncertainty about progressing further.

Antonyms

20 6.2

The state of being finished and not able to change

7 4.2

The state of having everything needed

How Developed

completeness
7 4.2
semistate
1 8.4
beginning
1.0

Surface Forms

semistate singular
semistates plural

Morphology

semistate = state (transparent) = semi + state

The meaning is a direct composition of 'semi-' meaning partial and 'state' meaning condition or status.

Etymology

The word semistate breaks into semi- and state. semi- means 'half' or 'partly', as in semicircle, and state means 'condition', so a semistate is a 'partly finished' or 'partly working' condition.