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semilapsed

semilapsed adjective: partially lapsed.

Adjective

semilapsed (not comparable)

  1. Partially lapsed.
    • MRS. PATERSON, a runner and semilapsed vegetarian — she eats meat once a week to fend off anemia — spends weekdays in Manhattan with her son and commutes to Albany most weekends; she and her husband rented out their house in Guilderland, an Albany suburb, and have moved into the Executive Mansion...2008 June 6, Robin Finn, “No Bed of Roses for a Sudden First Lady”, in New York Times

Origin of semilapsed

From semi- + lapsed.

Questions about semilapsed

What does semilapsed mean?
Semilapsed means partially lapsed.
What part of speech is semilapsed?
Semilapsed is an adjective.

Words near semilapsed in the dictionary

  1. semilanceolate
  2. semilandmark
  3. semilandmarks
  4. semilanguage
  5. semilanguages
  6. semilapsed
  7. semilatent
  8. semilateral
  9. semilattice
  10. semilattices
  11. semileafless

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