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semi-deponent

semi-deponent adjective: of a verb whose present system is normal but whose perfect system is deponent.

Adjective

semi-deponent (not comparable)

  1. Of a verb whose present system is normal but whose perfect system is deponent.

Noun

semi-deponent (plural semi-deponents)

  1. A verb of this kind.

Forms of semi-deponent

Adjective
alternative formsemideponent
Noun
pluralsemi-deponents

Origin of semi-deponent

From semi- + deponent.

Questions about semi-deponent

What does semi-deponent mean?
Semi-deponent means of a verb whose present system is normal but whose perfect system is deponent.
What part of speech is semi-deponent?
Semi-deponent can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near semi-deponent in the dictionary

  1. semi-daily
  2. semi-darkness
  3. semi-decent
  4. semi-decidability
  5. semi-decidable
  6. semi-deponent
  7. semi-deponents
  8. semi-desert
  9. semi-deserts
  10. semi-detached
  11. semi-detacheds

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