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semi-invalids

Syllables: sem·i-in·va·lidsUK/ˌsɛm.ɪˈ(ʔ)ɪn.və.lɪdz/

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New Zealand/ˌsem.əˈ(ʔ)ən.və.lədz/

semi-invalids is the plural of semi-invalid.

Meaning of semi-invalid

Noun

semi-invalid (plural semi-invalids)

  1. (dated, offensive, sometimes) A partially disabled or a somewhat infirm person.
    • Mrs Walters was a semi-invalid who spent a greater part of her time in bed.1994, Christine Marion Fraser, Noble Beginnings, quoted in Collins, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 81

Questions about semi-invalids

What is semi-invalids the plural of?
Semi-invalids is the plural of semi-invalid.
How do you pronounce semi-invalids?
Semi-invalids is pronounced /ˌsɛm.ɪˈ(ʔ)ɪn.və.lɪdz/ (UK).

Words near semi-invalids in the dictionary

  1. semi-infaunally
  2. semi-infinite
  3. semi-informal
  4. semi-integral
  5. semi-invalid
  6. semi-invalids
  7. semi-invariant
  8. semi-invariants
  9. semi-isotropic
  10. semi-jet-borne
  11. semi-jetborne

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