semi meaning

• Noun: semi  semI
  1. One of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament
     - semifinal, semi-final 
  2. A truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together
     - 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
     - semitrailer [N. Amer], trailer
  Prefix: semi-
  1. Half 
  2. Partly, to some degree, partly similar
     "semi-homemade"; "semi-intelligent thoughts"
     - quasi-

  Derived forms: semis

  Type of: lorry [Brit], match, motortruck [N. Amer], trailer, truck

  Part of: elimination tournament

  Encyclopedia: Semi

  Semi-

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  [British slang]
  Noun. A half erect penis; abb. of semi-erection. [1990s]
  
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  [Computer]
  /se'mee/ or /se'mi:/ A spoken abbreviation for semicolon.
  
  "Commands to grind are prefixed by semi semi star" means that the prefix is ";;*", not 1/4 of a star.

• semi-:     /sem-i- or (N Ame ...
• semi-abstraction:    Noun: semi-abstrac ...
• semi-annual:     adjective (chiefl ...

Examples

1. the semi drunk man regarded them with fishy eyes.
2. wash fountain, circular and semi-circular; dimensions
3. introduction, identification, and semi-permanent memory
4. discussion on design of the semi-open heat supply system
5. ontology-based two-phase semi-automatic web extracting