semi : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: semi	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for semi
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
semi n one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament Synonym(s): semifinal, semi a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together Synonym(s): trailer truck, tractor trailer, trucking rig, rig, articulated lorry, semi a trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle Synonym(s): semitrailer, semi
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Semi- \Sem"i-\ [L. semi; akin to Gr. [?][?][?], Skr. s[be]mi-, AS. s[be]m-, and prob. to E. same, from the division into two parts of the same size. Cf. {Hemi-}, {Sandelend}.] A prefix signifying half, and sometimes partly or imperfectly; as, semiannual, half yearly; semitransparent, imperfectly transparent. Note: 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.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
semi /se'mee/ or /se'mi:/ 1. n. Abbreviation for `semicolon', when speaking. "Commands to {grind} are prefixed by semi-semi-star" means that the prefix is `;;*', not 1/4 of a star. 2. A prefix used with words such as `immediately' as a qualifier. "When is the system coming up?" "Semi-immediately." (That is, maybe not for an hour.) "We did consider that possibility semi-seriously." See also {infinite}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
semi /se'mee/ or /se'mi:/ A spoken abbreviation for semicolon. "Commands to {grind} are prefixed by semi semi star" means that the prefix is ";;*", not 1/4 of a star. [{Jargon File}] (1995-01-31)