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quasi definition

quasi (kwā′zī′, -sī′; kwä′zē, -sē)

adverb

as if; in a sense or manner; seemingly; in part

Etymology: L, as if, as it were, just as < quamsi < quam, as, how + si, if, whether: see quantity & so

adjective

seeming a quasi scholar

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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i noticed that 'quasi' is often pronounced kwäzye;'zye' rhymes with 'bye'

Posted by anonymous 91 days ago.

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