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# semi

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

«semi» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. prefix «semi-»: half, or partly: semicircle (half a circle), semi-final, semi-detached, semicolon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/semi/#m2)
3. noun (informal, sport): A semi-final. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/semi/#m3)
4. noun (US, Canada, Australia, informal): A semi-trailer truck, a very large lorry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/semi/#m4)

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

## In Jewish tradition

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».

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «semi» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/semi/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«semi» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/semi.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «semi» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/semi/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«semi» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/semi.html) on Mova free.