semi

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:semi: /semee/ or /semi:/ 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.
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