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Noun: semi  se-mI
  1. One of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament
    - semifinal, semi-final
     
  2. A truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together
    - trailer truck, tractor trailer, trucking rig, rig [N. Amer], articulated lorry
     
  3. A trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle
    - semitrailer [N. Amer], trailer
Prefix: semi-  se-mee or se-mI [N. Amer], se-mee [Brit]
  1. Half
     
  2. Partly, to some degree, partly similar
    "semi-homemade"; "semi-intelligent thoughts"
    - quasi-

Derived forms: semis

Type of: lorry [Brit], match, motortruck [N. Amer], trailer, truck

Part of: elimination tournament

Encyclopedia: Semi

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