semi

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈsɛmi/]

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Senses

1. semi (noun) — sense 1

Definition: A semi-detached house.

Example: The smaller semis of the 1920s and 1930s were closely related to the three bedroom pre-1919 narrow fronted terraces, at least to the larger pre-1919 terraces.

2. semi (noun) — sense 2

Definition: A semi-trailer; a tractor-trailer; an eighteen-wheeler; an artic.

Example: I was hungry an' freezin' an' done caught a chill / When the lights of a big semi topped the hill

3. semi (noun) — sense 3

Definition: A semifinal.

4. semi (adv) — sense 4

Definition: Somewhat; to some extent.

Example: 'Is that a serious question?' he asked.
Ralph shrugged with his face, jutting out his bottom lip. 'Well ... semi,' he said.

Structure of the word

Roots:

sem (Proto-Indo-European)

Connections

Roots: sem

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