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'''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]]
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