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semifree

semifree adjective: partially free (in various meanings, including in mathematics, characterizing software, etc).

Adjective

semifree (not comparable)

  1. Partially free (in various meanings, including in mathematics, characterizing software, etc).
    • […] the common impressions are that serfdom and not slavery was the characteristic pattern of medieval rural society and that manufacturing and other urban pursuits were conducted by free or semifree labor.1985, William D. Phillips, Slavery from Roman Times to the Early Transatlantic Trade
    Synonyms:
    half-free

Synonyms of semifree

Forms of semifree

alternative formsemi-free

Origin of semifree

From semi- + free.

Questions about semifree

What does semifree mean?
Semifree means partially free (in various meanings, including in mathematics, characterizing software, etc).
What part of speech is semifree?
Semifree is an adjective.

Words near semifree in the dictionary

  1. semifractals
  2. semifrantic
  3. semifreddi
  4. semifreddo
  5. semifreddos
  6. semifree
  7. semifreestanding
  8. semifrequent
  9. semifriable
  10. semifriend
  11. semifriends

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