semi-

IPA(Pronunciation)

/sɛmi/

Prefix

morpheme

half / partial, incomplete / somewhat, rather, quasi-

Japanese Meaning

半分の / 部分的な / 不完全な / やや / 準(の)

A semi-circle of stones marked the boundary around the old garden.

古い庭の周りにある石の半円が境界を示していた。

Sense（1）

half

Sense（2）

partial, incomplete

Sense（3）

somewhat, rather, quasi-

Nothing like a nice hot ethnic dish before you go to see that semi-expensive, semi-meaningful Off-Broadway show.