semi-
semi- definition
semi- (sem′i; also variously, -ē, -ī, -ə)
- half semicircle
- partly, not fully, imperfectly semicivilized
- twice in a (specified period) semicentennial
Etymology: L < IE *semi- > Gr hēmi-, Sans sāmi-, OE sām-
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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