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semidiurnal

semidiurnal adjective: twice daily (usually of tides).

Adjective

semidiurnal (not comparable)

  1. Twice daily (usually of tides).
  2. Accomplished in half a day.
  3. Flying in twilight.

Origin of semidiurnal

From semi- + diurnal.

Questions about semidiurnal

What does semidiurnal mean?
Semidiurnal means twice daily (usually of tides).
What part of speech is semidiurnal?
Semidiurnal is an adjective.

Words near semidiurnal in the dictionary

  1. semidisk
  2. semidisks
  3. semidistributive
  4. semiditone
  5. semiditones
  6. semidiurnal
  7. semidiurnally
  8. semidivided
  9. semidivine
  10. semidocumentaries
  11. semidocumentary

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