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[ sem -ee, sem -ahy ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈsɛm i, ˈsɛm aɪ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun Informal . semitrailer (def. 1).
Often semis . semifinal (def. 3).
Origin of semi By shortening
Words nearby semi semenuria, Semeru, semester, semester hour, Semey, semi , semi-abstract, semiamateur, semiannual, semiaquatic, semiarch
Definition for semi (2 of 2) a combining form borrowed from Latin, meaning “half,” freely prefixed to English words of any origin, now sometimes with the senses “partially,” “incompletely,” “somewhat”: semiautomatic; semidetached; semimonthly; semisophisticated.
Origin of semi- Middle English <Latin sēmi-; cognate with Old English sōm-, sām- half (modern dial. sam- ), Old High German sāmi-, Sanskrit sāmi-, Greek hēmi-; cf. sesqui-
words often confused with semi- See bi-1 .
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Example sentences from the Web for semi Nikola also is working on a battery-electric semi truck to be built next year in Ulm, Germany, in a joint venture with CNH Industrial NV’s Iveco unit.
Nikola shares plunge after CEO says startup can go it alone | Verne Kopytoff| October 16, 2020| Fortune
With semi open fronts, you can access items without rearranging baskets.
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A fuel-cell semi truck is planned for 2023 which will be built at Nikola’s factory in Coolidge, Arizona.
As short-sellers and SEC investigators close in, Nikola founder Trevor Milton steps down. Shares bomb | Bernhard Warner| September 21, 2020| Fortune
South Korea kept on going, through the quarterfinals, all the way to the semi , which they barely lost to Germany.
Why Americans Should Love the World Cup | Sean Wilsey| June 12, 2014| DAILY BEAST
One can perhaps tolerate the views expressed on Tuesday night in semi demented, rich old uncles.
Israel as a Totem for Jewish Identity | Lisa Goldman| October 24, 2013| DAILY BEAST
A leashed dog flitted from pickup to semi to tour bus, sometimes pulling its handler as it charged ahead.
U.S. Drug and Immigration Checkpoints Take Toll on Border Towns | Andrew Becker, G. W. Schulz| June 18, 2013| DAILY BEAST
It carries enough goods in a year to fill literally millions of semi trucks.
Big Idea: The Human Cost of Global Warming | Andrew T. Guzman| May 17, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Chenard said he pulled the car up along side of the semi and they saw the back tires of the trailer were engulfed in flames.
A Republican Cory Booker? | Justin Green| January 26, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Semi hastily retreated behind Mr. Colon, thinking it might be a Jayhawker, while the professor adjusted his glasses.
It seemed to me like you could either fire a semi or bolt action in about the same time.
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
This is thought to be donne per the councell of Semi Done, whome is very much hated therefore of the comune people.
Diary of Richard Cocks Vol. I | Richard Cocks
In a few minutes we all had our knitting, and seated ourselves so as to form a semi - or half-circle round the good woman.
Forgotten Tales of Long Ago | E. V. Lucas
Gasping for breath in the stifling heat they sought to fan themselves into a semi consciousness.
Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House) | James S. De Benneville
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British Dictionary definitions for semi (1 of 2) noun plural semis British a semidetached house
short for semifinal
US , Canadian , Australian and NZ short for semitrailer
British Dictionary definitions for semi (2 of 2) prefix half semicircle Compare demi- (def. 1), hemi-
partially, partly, not completely, or almost semiprofessional ; semifinal
occurring twice in a specified period of time semiannual ; semiweekly
Word Origin for semi- from Latin; compare Old English sōm-, sām- half, Greek hēmi-
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Words related to semi wagon, van, car, crate, pickup, rig, jeep, freighter, lorry, buggy, dump, wheels, carryall, apparent, apparently, fake, mock, near, nominal, partly
Medical definitions for semi pref. Half: semicanal.
Partial; partially: semiconscious.
Resembling or having some of the characteristics of: semilunar.
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Scientific definitions for semi A prefix that means half, (as in semicircle, half a circle) or partly, somewhat, less than fully, (as in semiconscious, partly conscious).
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