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semi

 

  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Semi-  \Sem"i-\  [L.  semi;  akin  to  Gr  ???,  Skr.  s[=a]mi-,  AS 
  s[=a]m-,  and  prob.  to  E.  same  from  the  division  into  two 
  parts  of  the  same  size.  Cf  {Hemi-},  {Sandelend}.] 
  A  prefix  signifying  half,  and  sometimes  partly  or 
  imperfectly;  as  semiannual,  half  yearly;  semitransparent, 
  imperfectly  transparent. 
 
  Note:  The  prefix  semi  is  joined  to  another  word  either  with 
  the  hyphen  or  without  it  In  this  book  the  hyphen  is 
  omitted  except  before  a  capital  letter;  as  semiacid, 
  semiaquatic,  semi-Arian,  semiaxis,  semicalcareous. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  semi 
  adj  1:  (prefix)  half  or  partial;  "`semi'  is  a  prefix  in  such  words 
  as  `semicircular'  and  `semiannual'  and 
  `semiconscious'" 
  2:  (prefix)  having  some  of  the  characteristics  of  "`semi'  is  a 
  prefix  meaning  similar  in  the  word  `semiofficial'" 
  n  1:  one  of  the  two  competitions  in  the  next  to  the  last  round  of 
  an  elimination  tournament  [syn:  {semifinal}] 
  2:  a  truck  consisting  of  a  tractor  and  a  trailer  together  [syn: 
  {trailer  truck},  {tractor  trailer},  {articulated  lorry}] 
  3:  a  trailer  having  wheels  only  in  the  rear;  the  front  is 
  supported  by  the  towing  vehicle  [syn:  {semitrailer}] 
 
  From  Jargon  File  (4.2.3,  23  NOV  2000)  [jargon]: 
 
  semi  /se'mee/  or  /se'mi:/  1.  n.  Abbreviation  for  `semicolon', 
  when  speaking.  "Commands  to  {grind}  are  prefixed  by  semi-semi-star" 
  means  that  the  prefix  is  `;;*',  not  1/4  of  a  star.  2.  A  prefix  used 
  with  words  such  as  `immediately'  as  a  qualifier.  "When  is  the  system 
  coming  up?"  "Semi-immediately."  (That  is  maybe  not  for  an  hour.) 
  "We  did  consider  that  possibility  semi-seriously."  See  also 
  {infinite}. 
 
 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  semi 
 
  /se'mee/  or  /se'mi:/  A  spoken  abbreviation  for  semicolon. 
 
  "Commands  to  {grind}  are  prefixed  by  semi  semi  star"  means 
  that  the  prefix  is  ";;*",  not  1/4  of  a  star. 
 
  [{Jargon  File}] 
 
  (1995-01-31)




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