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# semi

«semi» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **prefix «semi-»: half, or partly: semicircle (half a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a semi, semis); prefix (semi-)

### meaning for a pupil

1) prefix «semi-»: half, or partly: semicircle (half a circle), semi-final, semi-detached, semicolon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/semi/#m1)

2) noun (UK, Ireland, Australia, informal): A semi-detached house — a house joined to one other house on one side. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/semi/#m2)

3) noun (informal, sport): A semi-final. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/semi/#m3)

4) noun (US, Canada, Australia, informal): A semi-trailer truck, a very large lorry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/semi/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In maths: semicircle = half a circle. In sport, «we're through to the semis» means the semi-finals (the round before the final). In UK house talk, people live in «a semi» or «a detached» or «a terrace». In grammar: the semicolon (;). Phrases: «semi-final», «semicircle», «semi-detached», «semi-skimmed milk».

### examples

- We live in a semi on the edge of town. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/semi/#x1)
- Our team reached the semis! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/semi/#x2)
- A semicircle is half of a circle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/semi/#x3)
- The semi-final is next week. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/semi/#x4)
- A big semi rumbled down the highway. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/semi/#x5)
- Semi-skimmed milk has some of the fat taken out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/semi/#x6)
- Use a semicolon to join two linked sentences. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/semi/#x7)

### note

As a word on its own, «semi» is informal and its meaning depends on the country (house in the UK, truck in North America). Pronounced SEM-ee (UK), also SEM-eye (US). Maths: semi- = ½; a semicircle's area is half the circle's area. Words with semi- are written with or without a hyphen: semicircle, semi-final.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «semi» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/semi/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.