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seminormalcy

seminormalcy noun: a state of partial normalcy.

Noun

seminormalcy (uncountable)

  1. A state of partial normalcy.
    • In a series of interviews with the news media given during his deployment but not released until now, Prince Harry revealed that he had not washed in four days and that he was enjoying a life of seminormalcy among regular soldiers.2008 February 29, Sarah Lyall, “The Word Is Out: Harry Is in Afghanistan”, in New York Times

Origin of seminormalcy

From semi- + normalcy.

Questions about seminormalcy

What does seminormalcy mean?
Seminormalcy means a state of partial normalcy.
What part of speech is seminormalcy?
Seminormalcy is a noun.

Words near seminormalcy in the dictionary

  1. seminomata
  2. seminomatous
  3. seminonsensical
  4. seminorm
  5. seminormal
  6. seminormalcy
  7. seminormality
  8. seminormalization
  9. seminormalizations
  10. seminorms
  11. seminose

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