adv
Meaning 1
Somewhat; to some extent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
semi
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈsɛmi/
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US: /ˈsɛmi/
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US: /ˈsɛmaɪ/
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Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɛmi
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CMU ARPABET: S EH1 M IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: S EH1 M AY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A semi-detached house.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, Canada, Ireland, UK, informal
Examples
- 2008, Elliott Placks, quoted in Helen Isbister, Morris Bryant, Property, Career FAQs, Australia, page 40, I′m selling two side-by-side semis that are currently under construction, a waterfront apartment and a house in Rose Bay.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A semi-trailer; a tractor-trailer; an eighteen-wheeler; an artic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, US
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noun
Meaning 4
A semifinal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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noun
Meaning 5
A partial erection of the penis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
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noun
Meaning 6
A semiautomatic firearm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
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noun
Meaning 7
Semiconductor companies or positions in the stock market.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
Topics: business, finance
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noun
Meaning 8
An intermediate in the production of end-use goods.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial
Topics: business, mining
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noun
Meaning 9
a trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: semitrailer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: trailer
noun
Meaning 10
a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: trailer truck, tractor trailer, trucking rig, rig, articulated lorry
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: truck, motortruck
Narrower terms: tandem trailer
noun
Meaning 11
one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: semifinal
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: match
History
Etymology
The prefix semi- (from Latin) used as a noun.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: puolierektio — semi-erection
- Finnish: semi — semi-erection
- French: demi-molle — semi-erection
- Polish: częściowa erekcja — semi-erection
- Portuguese: meia-bomba — semi-erection