semi-
prefix
- half
- partial, incomplete
- somewhat, rather
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /sɛmi/ / /sɛmaɪ/
prefix
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- Borrowed from Latin semi- (“half”), from Proto-Indo-European *sēmi/*sēmi-. Cognate to English sam, and to hemi- (via Ancient Greek).
- half
“semi-invalid.”
- partial, incomplete
- somewhat, rather, quasi-
“Nothing like a nice hot ethnic dish before you go to see that semi-expensive, semi-meaningful Off-Broadway show.”