Semi
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Semi- is a prefix to a verb, noun, or adjective meaning "half". Some compounds formed with it are often abbreviated to simply "semi" in appropriate contexts:
- A semi-trailer truck (UK: articulated lorry)
- The watercraft: Semi-submersible
- The time interval in music (UK): Semiquaver, which is half the length of a quaver.
- The housing type (UK): Semi-detached house.
- In financial news, semi or semis are often used to refer to the semiconductor industry or the corporations therein.
- A semi formal (esp. high school) dance.
- A semi-final of a knockout competition.
See also SEMI.
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