Semi 416399 216103170 2008-05-31T02:18:51Z Xyzzyplugh 639298 wikified, per [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (disambiguation pages)]] {{wiktionary}} '''Semi-''' is a Latin [[Prefix (linguistics)|prefix]] to a [[verb]], [[noun]], or [[adjective]] meaning "[[half]]". Some compounds formed with it are often abbreviated to simply "semi" in appropriate contexts: * [[Semi-automatic firearm]] * [[Semi-trailer truck]] (UK: articulated lorry) * [[Semi-submersible]], a watercraft * [[Semiquaver]], the time interval in music ''(UK)'', which is half the length of a quaver * [[Semi-detached]] house, a type of housing * Semi or semis, in financial news, often used to refer to the [[semiconductor industry]] or the corporations therein * [[Semi-formal]], (esp. high school) dance * [[Semi-final]], of a knockout competition ;See also * [[SEMI]] {{disambig}} [[de:Semi]]