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semi-

/sɛmi/

semi- prefix: half.

Prefix

semi-

  1. half
    • semi-invalid.
    Synonyms:
    half-, hemi-, demi-
  2. partial, incomplete
    Synonyms:
    demi-
  3. somewhat, rather, quasi-
    • Nothing like a nice hot ethnic dish before you go to see that semi-expensive, semi-meaningful Off-Broadway show.1994, Eric Bogosian, Pounding nails in the floor with my forehead
    Synonyms:
    quasi-, -ish

semi- meaning in Malayalam and Persian

semi- in Malayalam

പകുതി, അർദ്ധഭാഗം

semi- in Persian

half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-
نیم nim-

Synonyms of semi-

Forms of semi-

alternative formsem-

Origin of semi-

Borrowed from Latin semi- (“half”), from Proto-Indo-European *sēmi/*sēmi-. Cognate to English sam, and to hemi- (via Ancient Greek).

Words formed from semi-

Questions about semi-

What does semi- mean?
Semi- means half.
What is semi- in Malayalam?
Semi- in Malayalam is പകുതി, അർദ്ധഭാഗം. See Semi- meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is semi-?
Semi- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce semi-?
Semi- is pronounced /sɛmi/.

Words near semi- in the dictionary

  1. semi liquids
  2. semi rig
  3. semi rigs
  4. semi truck
  5. semi trucks
  6. semi-
  7. semi-&lit
  8. semi-&lits
  9. semi-acoustic
  10. semi-active
  11. semi-affordable

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: semi- (page history and authors); semi- (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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