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4 definitions for semi From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
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.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
semi
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 trailer together [syn: trailer
truck, tractor trailer, trucking rig, rig, articulated
lorry]
3: a trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is
supported by the towing vehicle [syn: semitrailer]
From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) :
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 (27 SEP 03) :
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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