QUASI

quasi

(adjective) having some resemblance; “a quasi success”; “a quasi contract”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

quasi (not comparable)

resembling or having a likeness to something

Source: Wiktionary


Qua"si. Etym: [L.]

Definition: As if; as though; as it were; in a manner sense or degree; having some resemblance to; qualified; -- used as an adjective, or a prefix with a noun or an adjective; as, a quasi contract, an implied contract, an obligation which has arisen from some act, as if from a contract; a quasi corporation, a body that has some, but not all, of the peculiar attributes of a corporation; a quasi argument, that which resembles, or is used as, an argument; quasi historical, apparently historical, seeming to be historical.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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