Standard Lemma guide

semi-detached

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of a house: joined to another one on one side, having one shared wall.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Such a house.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English detached English semi-detached From semi- + detached.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: pari- (in paritalo) — having one wall shared
  • French: jumelée — having one wall shared
  • German: Doppel- — having one wall shared
  • Italian: bifamiliare — having one wall shared
  • Polish: bliźniaczy — having one wall shared
  • Portuguese: geminado — having one wall shared
  • Portuguese: conjugado — having one wall shared
  • Danish: dobbelthus — house
  • Dutch: twee-onder-een-kapwoning — house
  • Dutch: twee-onder-een-kapper — house
  • Finnish: paritalo — house
  • German: Doppelhaushälfte — house
  • German: Doppelhaus — house
  • Hungarian: ikerház egyik fele — house
  • Icelandic: parhús — house
  • Irish: teach leathscoite — house
  • Polish: bliźniak — house
  • Portuguese: casa geminada — house
  • Portuguese: casa conjugada — house
  • Spanish: adosado — house
  • Swedish: parhus — house
  • Welsh: tŷ pâr — house
Real reading context

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