Standard Lemma guide

semifinished

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: S EH2 M IY0 F IH1 N IH0 SH T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: S EH2 M AY0 F IH1 N IH0 SH T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 3: S EH2 M IH0 F IH1 N IH0 SH T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Partially finished.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: puolivalmis — Translations
  • French: semi-fini — Translations
  • Polish: półgotowy — Translations