quasi-
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
quasi- /ˈkweɪzʌɪ, -sʌɪ, ˈkwɑːzi/
▶combining form
- 1 seemingly: quasi-scientific.
- 2 being partly or almost: quasicrystalline.
– origin from L. quasi ‘as if, almost’.
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