Sem"i- (?). [L. semi; akin to Gr. &?;&?;&?;, Skr.
sāmi-, AS. sām-, and prob. to E.
same, from the division into two parts of the same size. Cf.
Hemi-, Sandelend.] A prefix signifying half,
and sometimes partly or imperfectly; as,
semiannual, half yearly; semitransparent, imperfectly
transparent.
&fist; The prefix semi is joined to another word either with
the hyphen or without it. In this book the hyphen is omitted except
before a capital letter; as, semiacid, semiaquatic,
semi-Arian, semiaxis, semicalcareous.
Sem"i- (?). [L. semi; akin to Gr. &?;&?;&?;, Skr.
sāmi-, AS. sām-, and prob. to E.
same, from the division into two parts of the same size. Cf.
Hemi-, Sandelend.] A prefix signifying half,
and sometimes partly or imperfectly; as,
semiannual, half yearly; semitransparent, imperfectly
transparent.
&fist; The prefix semi is joined to another word either with
the hyphen or without it. In this book the hyphen is omitted except
before a capital letter; as, semiacid, semiaquatic,
semi-Arian, semiaxis, semicalcareous.
