quasi
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈkweɪzaɪ/ / /ˈkweɪsaɪ/ / /ˈkwɑːzi/
adj
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin quasi (“as if”).
- Resembling or having a likeness to the named thing.
“So in summation gentlemen. What you have before you is a troop transport that can't carry troops, a reconnaissance vehicle that's too conspicuous to do reconnaissance, and a quasi tank that has less armor than a snowblower, god has enough ammo to take out half of D.C.”
“The presiding officer of the assembly does not appoint a chairman of the quasi committee, but remains in the chair himself throughout its proceedings.”