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SEMIS
Etymology 1
Noun
semis
plural of semi
Etymology 2
Noun
semis (plural semises)
(historical) A small bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic, valued at half an as.
Anagrams
• Messi, Simes, mises, seism
Source: Wiktionary
SEMI
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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