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semi-ˈsavage, a. and n.
[semi- 1, 2.]
= semi-barbarian.
1807J. Barlow Columb. vi. 528 The semisavage sees his tribes retire. 1833J. H. Newman Arians i. iii. (1876) 77 The rude and semi-savage state in which they are considered to have lived. 1884Manch. Exam. 27 May 5/1 Semi-savage tribes who lived by pillaging caravans.
Hence ˌsemi-ˈsavagedom, -ˈsavagery.
1882M. E. Braddon Mt. Royal I. ii. 41 That unsophisticated semi-savagery which Hamleigh had expected in a place so remote. 1887H. Knollys Life in Japan 321 The spirit of semi-savagedom apparent amongst all [classes]. |