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semiproof

semiproof noun: half proof; evidence from the testimony of a single witness.

Noun

semiproof (plural semiproofs)

  1. (obsolete) Half proof; evidence from the testimony of a single witness.
    • there are some things which being not able to pass for entire proofs, do pass for semiproofs1662, George Pellisson, A Miscellany of divers Problems

Forms of semiproof

pluralsemiproofs

Origin of semiproof

From semi- + proof.

Questions about semiproof

What does semiproof mean?
Semiproof means half proof; evidence from the testimony of a single witness.
What part of speech is semiproof?
Semiproof is a noun.
What is the plural of semiproof?
The plural of semiproof is semiproofs.

Words near semiproof in the dictionary

  1. semiproletariats
  2. semipronated
  3. semipronation
  4. semiprone
  5. semipronominal
  6. semiproof
  7. semiproofs
  8. semipros
  9. semiprosperous
  10. semiprotected
  11. semiprotection

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