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semitropical

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

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  • rhymes with -ɒpɪkəl
  • CMU ARPABET: S EH2 M IY0 T R AA1 P IH0 K AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: S EH2 M IH0 T R AA1 P IH0 K AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 3: S EH2 M AY0 T R AA1 P IH0 K AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Intermediate between temperate and tropical.

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

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to or characteristic of conditions in the subtropics

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • even near the equator vegetation at 5000 ft is subtropical rather than tropical

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: subtropical, subtropic, semitropic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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