semi-
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
semi-/ˈsemi/
▶prefix
- 1 half: semicircular.
■ occurring or appearing twice in a specified period: semi-annual.
- 2 partly: semi-conscious.
■ almost: semi-darkness.
– origin from L.; rel. to Gk hemi-.
'semi-' also found in these Oxford entries:
amoxicillin
- ampicillin
- assault rifle
- bearded dragon
- bitter lemon
- caatinga
- calcrete
- carnelian
- cat's eye
- cellophane
- cephalosporin
- cirrostratus
- coagulate
- congeal
- cream
- daphnia
- digestive
- dingo
- double-wide
- duplex
- duricrust
- dwam
- enamel
- engineering brick
- fly-by-wire
- frizzante
- gel
- gem
- gemstone
- geriatric
- glass-blowing
- glob
- gloop
- hardstone
- havarti
- hemi-
- ice cream
- jelly
- jet
- lava
- magma
- marcasite
- Marsh Arab
- Merovingian
- mess
- methicillin
- milk glass
- moonstone
- mousseline
- naga
