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-

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