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semiessential

semiessential adjective: essential in some situations.

Adjective

semiessential (comparative more semiessential, superlative most semiessential)

  1. Essential in some situations.

Forms of semiessential

comparativemore semiessential
superlativemost semiessential

Origin of semiessential

From semi- + essential.

Questions about semiessential

What does semiessential mean?
Semiessential means essential in some situations.
What part of speech is semiessential?
Semiessential is an adjective.

Words near semiessential in the dictionary

  1. semiequitant
  2. semierect
  3. semierection
  4. semierections
  5. semierotic
  6. semiessential
  7. semievergreen
  8. semievergreens
  9. semiexoskeleton
  10. semiexoskeletons
  11. semiexpanded

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