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quasi-independent

quasi-independent adjective: somewhat independent.

Adjective

quasi-independent (comparative more quasi-independent, superlative most quasi-independent)

  1. Somewhat independent.
    • The British constitution famously rests on convention. This requires a compact between politicians working as a cabinet and a quasi-independent civil service.2020 July 20, Simon Jenkins, “Britain deserves better than an Old Etonian Donald Trump”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 12 Aug 2020

Forms of quasi-independent

comparativemore quasi-independent
superlativemost quasi-independent

Origin of quasi-independent

From quasi- + independent.

Questions about quasi-independent

What does quasi-independent mean?
Quasi-independent means somewhat independent.
What part of speech is quasi-independent?
Quasi-independent is an adjective.

Words near quasi-independent in the dictionary

  1. quasi-fascist
  2. quasi-fascists
  3. quasi-federalist
  4. quasi-governmental
  5. quasi-governmentally
  6. quasi-independent
  7. quasi-invariant
  8. quasi-isomorphism
  9. quasi-isomorphisms
  10. quasi-Jewish
  11. quasi-judicial

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