adj
Meaning 1
Somewhat precious or valuable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
semi-precious
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English precious English semi-precious From semi- + precious.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: կիսաթանկարժեք (kisatʻankaržekʻ) — sort of or somewhat precious or valuable
- Bulgarian: полускъпоценен (poluskǎpocenen) — sort of or somewhat precious or valuable
- Finnish: puolijalo — sort of or somewhat precious or valuable
- Finnish: arvokas — sort of or somewhat precious or valuable
- Finnish: arvo- — sort of or somewhat precious or valuable
- Georgian: ნახევრადძვირფასი (naxevradʒvirpasi) — sort of or somewhat precious or valuable
- German: halbedel — sort of or somewhat precious or valuable
- Italian: semiprezioso — sort of or somewhat precious or valuable
- Polish: półszlachetny — sort of or somewhat precious or valuable
- Russian: полудрагоце́нный (poludragocénnyj) — sort of or somewhat precious or valuable
- Spanish: semiprecioso — sort of or somewhat precious or valuable
- Welsh: lled-werthfawr — sort of or somewhat precious or valuable
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