semi

Meaning

1. (informal) A semi-detached house.
2. A semi-trailer; a tractor-trailer; an eighteen-wheeler; an artic.
3. (informal) A semifinal.
4. (slang) A partial erection of the penis.
5. (slang) A semiautomatic firearm.

Synonyms

half

semitrailer

trucking rig

articulated lorry

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partly

rig

semifinal

trailer truck

tractor trailer

middle

moderate

near

partial

partially

semi-

quasi

apply correspondingly

rule

semi-detached

being proportionate to

aim

conforming to

correspond to

standard

duplex

fraction

associate

halfway

level

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɛmi/

Etymology

The prefix semi- (from Latin) used as a noun.