sem‧i /ˈsemi/
noun (
plural semis)
[countable][
Sense 1: Date: 1900-2000;
Origin: semi-detached]
[
Sense 2: Date: 1900-2000;
Origin: semi-final]
[
Sense 3: Date: 1900-2000;
Origin: semi-trailer]
1. British English informal a
semi-detached house:
a three-bedroomed semi2. informal a
semi-final3. American English a very large heavy truck consisting of two connected parts, which carries goods over long distances
Synonym : articulated lorry British English [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
semi- /semi/
prefix[
Language: Latin]
1. exactly half:
a semicircle2. partly but not completely:
in the semi-darkness semi-literate people3. happening, appearing etc twice in a particular period:
a semi-weekly visit a semi-annual publication ⇒
bi- [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲