semi-

/semi-/ prefix

Definition

› half or partly: Hugh is a semi-retired manufacturer of machine tools. semi-permanent semi-skilled

› used to describe something that happens twice within a particular time: a semi-weekly appointment

(Definition of semi- prefix from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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