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semi

/ˈsɛmi/

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What does semi mean?

noun

  1. (informal) A semi-detached house.
  2. A semi-trailer; a tractor-trailer; an eighteen-wheeler; an artic.
  3. (informal) A semifinal.
More meanings (5)

noun

  1. (slang) A partial erection of the penis.
  2. (slang) A semiautomatic firearm.
  3. (slang) Semiconductor companies or positions in the stock market.
  4. An intermediate in the production of end-use goods.

adverb

  1. (informal) Somewhat; to some extent.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈsɛmi/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈsɛmaɪ/
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Nothing I have noticed strikes me as semi, save the brusque little bits of civilization with which the wilderness is checkered.
John MuirSteep TrailsProject Gutenberg ebook #326
It requires more material objects than sketches and photos to meet the appreciation of these semi- civilized children of the desert.
Thomas StevensAround the World on a Bicycle - Volume I From San Francisco to TeheranProject Gutenberg ebook #5136
More book examples (3)
Nor is this tendency to strike a plateau confined to clerks in the office and to semi- skilled men in the factory.
Walter Dill ScottIncreasing Human Efficiency in Business A Contribution to the Psychology of BusinessProject Gutenberg ebook #1319
Your semi- liberal doctrine is the code of despotism, and shows that you are powerless to advance as well as ashamed to retreat.
P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) ProudhonSystem of Economical Contradictions; Or, The Philosophy of MiseryProject Gutenberg ebook #444
Norton and Hunter, after several close calls, met in the semi final.
William T. (William Tatem) TildenThe Art of Lawn TennisProject Gutenberg ebook #1451