semi-, a semi-serious election—but still lacks any opposition worth the name

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Uzbekistan holds a semi-serious election—but still lacks any opposition worth the name

英語での semi の意味

 

semi

noun [ C ]

   informal

UK 

 /ˈsem.i/ US 

 /ˈsem.aɪ/

plural semis

semi noun [C] (COMPETITION)

 

one of the two games that are played to decide who will take part in the final game of a competition:

We got through to the semis.

類義語

semifinal

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semi noun [C] (HOUSE)

 

UK

a house that is semi-detached

 

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semi noun [C] (VEHICLE)

 

US

(UK articulated lorry)

a large lorry for carrying goods, consisting of a strong front part that pulls a large box-like container behind it

 

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semi-

prefix

UK 

 /sem.i-/ US 

 /sem.aɪ-/ /sem.i-/

 

half or partly:

semi-literate

semiconscious

semi-permanent

semi-skilled workers

a semi-autobiographical novel