SEMI

semitrailer, semi

(noun) a trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle

semifinal, semi

(noun) one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

semi (plural semis)

(UK, Ireland, Australia, Canada, informal) A semi-detached house.

(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United States) A semitrailer; a tractor-trailer; an eighteen-wheeler; an artic.

(informal) A semifinal.

(slang) A partial erection.

Anagrams

• EMIs, ESMI, IMEs, MSIE, Sime, eSIM, mise

Source: Wiktionary


Sem"i-. Etym: [L. semi; akin to Gr. sami-, AS. sam-, and prob. to E. same, from the division into two parts of the same size. Cf. Hemi-, Sandelend.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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