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Sem·i- A prefix signifying half, and sometimes partly or imperfectly; as, semiannual, half yearly; semitransparent, imperfectly transparent.
Note: ☞ The prefix semi is joined to another word either with the hyphen or without it. In this book the hyphen is omitted except before a capital letter; as, semiacid, semiaquatic, semi-Arian, semiaxis, semicalcareous.
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semi
n 1: one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of
an elimination tournament [syn: semifinal]
2: a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together [syn: trailer
truck, tractor trailer, trucking rig, rig, articulated
lorry]
3: a trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is
supported by the towing vehicle [syn: semitrailer]