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How to pronounce semi
Say it like this: /ˈsɛmi/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does semi mean?
nounA semi-detached house.
“The roads were lined with cramped little semis and 1960s bungalows: Britain's cheapest houses, in their flimsy, pebble-dashed glory.”
A semi-trailer; a tractor-trailer; an eighteen-wheeler; an artic.
“I was hungry an' freezin' an' done caught a chill / When the lights of a big semi topped the hill”
A semifinal.
advSomewhat; to some extent.
“'Is that a serious question?' he asked. Ralph shrugged with his face, jutting out his bottom lip. 'Well ... semi,' he said.”
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