semi : Idioms & Phrases

Sem`i cir*cum"fer*ence noun

Definitions

1. Half of a circumference.

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Sem`i crus*ta"ceous adjective

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1. Half crustaceous; partially crustaceous.

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Sem`i pu"pa noun

Definitions

1. (Zoöl.) The young of an insect in a stage between the larva and pupa.

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Sem"i-

Etymology

L. semi; akin to Gr. , Skr. sami-, AS. sam-, and prob. to E. same, from the division into two parts of the same size. Cf. Hemi-, Sandelend.

Definitions

1. A prefix signifying half, and sometimes partly or imperfectly; as, semiannual, half yearly; semitransparent, imperfectly transparent. ✍ The prefix semi is joined to another word either with the hyphen or without it. In this book the hyphen is omitted except before a capital letter; as, semiacid, semiaquatic, semi-Arian, semiaxis, semicalcareous.

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• noun a semiabstract painting
  

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Sem`i-A"ri*an noun

Etymology

See Arian.

Definitions

1. (Eccl. Hist.) A member of a branch of the Arians which did not acknowledge the Son to be consubstantial with the Father, that is, of the same substance, but admitted him to be of a like substance with the Father, not by nature, but by a peculiar privilege.

Sem"i-A"ri*an adjective

Definitions

1. Of or pertaining to Semi-Arianism.

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Sem`i-A"ri*an*ism noun

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1. The doctrines or tenets of the Semi-Arians.

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• verb make semiautomatic
  semi-automatise.
  
  • Can we semi-automatize the semantic tagging process?

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• verb make semiautomatic
  semi-automatise.
  
  • Can we semi-automatize the semantic tagging process?

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Sem`i-Chris"tian*ized adjective

Definitions

1. Half Christianized.

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• noun a plant that tends to climb and on occasion can grow like a vine
  

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• adjective satellite of plants that are semi-climbers
  

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• noun a dwelling that is attached to something on only one side
  

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• adjective satellite somewhat dry
  
  • swabbing left the deck semi-dry but still slippery

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• adjective satellite of plants that are partly erect
  

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• adjective satellite of a plant that is incompletely evergreen
  half-evergreen.
  
  • it was evergreen where the weather was mild but deciduous in the rigorous parts of the range

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• adjective satellite moderately formal; requiring a dinner jacket
  semiformal; black-tie.
  
  • he wore semiformal attire
  • a black-tie dinner

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Sem`i-Pe*la"gi*an noun

Definitions

1. (Eccl. Hist.) A follower of John Cassianus, a French monk (died about 448), who modified the doctrines of Pelagius, by denying human merit, and maintaining the necessity of the Spirit's influence, while, on the other hand, he rejected the Augustinian doctrines of election, the inability of man to do good, and the certain perseverance of the saints.

Sem`i-Pe*la"gi*an adjective

Definitions

1. Of or pertaining to the Semi-Pelagians, or their tenets.

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Sem`i-Pe*la"gi*an*ism noun

Definitions

1. The doctrines or tenets of the Semi-Pelagians.

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• adjective satellite having been subjected to partial processing
  

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• adjective satellite imperfectly prostrate; prostrate for part of its length
  
  • the semi-prostrate evergreen, purple heather

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Sem`i-Sax"on adjective

Definitions

1. Half Saxon; -- specifically applied to the language intermediate between Saxon and English, belonging to the period 1150-1250.

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• noun milk from which some of the cream has been removed
  

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• noun chocolate liquor with cocoa butter and small amounts of sugar and vanilla; lecithin is usually added
  dark chocolate; bittersweet chocolate.
  

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• adjective partly tuberous
  

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• adjective satellite of animals that are partly erect
  

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• adjective satellite partially wild
  

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