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semilight

semilight adjective: of a weight between light and medium.

Adjective

semilight (not comparable)

  1. Of a weight between light and medium.
    • In England, a classification standard has been developed that contains eight weights: extralight, light, semilight, medium, semibold, bold, extrabold, and ultrabold.2014, Rob Carter, Philip B[axter] Meggs, Ben Day, Sandra Maxa, Mark Sanders, Typographic Design: Form and Communication (Edition 6), →ISBN, page 45

Origin of semilight

From semi- + light.

Questions about semilight

What does semilight mean?
Semilight means of a weight between light and medium.
What part of speech is semilight?
Semilight is an adjective.

Words near semilight in the dictionary

  1. semilethal dose
  2. semilethal doses
  3. semilethality
  4. semilethals
  5. semiliberal
  6. semilight
  7. semiligneous
  8. semilike
  9. semiliked
  10. semilikes
  11. semiliking

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