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semihollow

semihollow adjective: partly hollow.

Adjective

semihollow (not comparable)

  1. Partly hollow.
    • (The two guitars had different sonic personalities: one had a semihollow body, the other a fully hollow body.)2009 February 16, Ben Ratliff, “The Mysteries of Sound and Felicities of Feedback”, in New York Times

Origin of semihollow

From semi- + hollow.

Questions about semihollow

What does semihollow mean?
Semihollow means partly hollow.
What part of speech is semihollow?
Semihollow is an adjective.

Words near semihollow in the dictionary

  1. semihidden
  2. semihigh
  3. semihistorical
  4. semiholiday
  5. semiholidays
  6. semihollow
  7. semihomemade
  8. semihomologous
  9. semihomology
  10. semihorny
  11. semihostile

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