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Definitions for Semi

[1] semitrailer(def 1) .
[2] Often semis. semifinal(def 3) .
[3] a combining form borrowed from Latin, meaning “half,” freely prefixed to English words of any origin, now sometimes with the senses “partially,” “incompletely,” “somewhat”: semiautomatic; semidetached; semimonthly; semisophisticated.
[4] British a semidetached house
[5] short for semifinal
[6] US , Canadian , Australian and NZ short for semitrailer
[7] half semicircle Compare demi- (def. 1), hemi-
[8] partially, partly, not completely, or almost semiprofessional ; semifinal
[9] occurring twice in a specified period of time semiannual ; semiweekly

Words related to Semi

wagon, van, car, crate, pickup, rig, jeep, freighter, lorry, buggy, dump, wheels, carryall, apparent, apparently, fake, mock, near, nominal, partly

Words nearby Semi

semenuria, semeru, semester, semester hour, semey, semi, semi-, semi-abstract, semi-bantu, semi-closed anesthesia, semi-independent

Origin of Semi

-Middle English < Latin sēmi-; cognate with Old English sōm-, sām- half (modern dial. sam- ), Old High German sāmi-, Sanskrit sāmi-, Greek hēmi-; cf. sesqui-

Word origin for Semi

-from Latin; compare Old English sōm-, sām- half, Greek hēmi-

Synonyms for Semi

apparent, apparently, fake, mock, near, nominal, partly, pretended, pseudo-, seeming, seemingly, semi-, sham, so-called, supposedly, synthetic, virtual, would-be