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semianimate

semianimate adjective: partly, but not truly or wholly, alive.

Adjective

semianimate (not comparable)

  1. Partly, but not truly or wholly, alive.
    • As the balance of power gradually tips in favor of blockage, the semianimate voice of the instrument fades into the mechanism of silence […]2009, Lawrence Kramer, Why Classical Music Still Matters

Origin of semianimate

From semi- + animate.

Questions about semianimate

What does semianimate mean?
Semianimate means partly, but not truly or wholly, alive.
What part of speech is semianimate?
Semianimate is an adjective.

Words near semianimate in the dictionary

  1. semianechoic
  2. semiangle
  3. semiangles
  4. semiangry
  5. semianimal
  6. semianimate
  7. semiannual
  8. semiannually
  9. semiannuals
  10. semiannular
  11. semianthracite

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