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semiliteral

semiliteral adjective: partially or somewhat literal.

Adjective

semiliteral (comparative more semiliteral, superlative most semiliteral)

  1. Partially or somewhat literal.
    • If a big, semiliteral milestone is coming up, he should pull over, if it's safe to do so. Then he can snap a pic, not only of the odometer but also of his place in the world when he reaches that magical 666,666 or whatever. That will make two photos on his phone he will most likely never look at...2024 September 20, John Hodgman, “Judge John Hodgman on Dangerous Odometer Photography”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...

Forms of semiliteral

comparativemore semiliteral
superlativemost semiliteral

Origin of semiliteral

From semi- + literal.

Questions about semiliteral

What does semiliteral mean?
Semiliteral means partially or somewhat literal.
What part of speech is semiliteral?
Semiliteral is an adjective.

Words near semiliteral in the dictionary

  1. semilinguals
  2. semiliquid
  3. semiliquidity
  4. semiliquids
  5. semiliteracy
  6. semiliteral
  7. semiliterate
  8. semiliterates
  9. Semillon
  10. semilobar
  11. semilocal

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