semi
Произношение: [/ˈsɛmi/]
Слово
Контекст: «measurement»
(adjective) when something is half or partly something else. Like when you share a cookie and each person gets just half.
Пример
She ate a semi burnt toast for breakfast.
Пример
He wanted a full size pizza, not a semi one.
Пример
Is a semi truck bigger or smaller than a regular truck?
Контекст: «education»
(noun) a short word for 'semester', which is one half of a school year. Just like how summer vacation is half a year.
Пример
This course is offered in the fall and spring semis.
Пример
She struggled in her first semis but did better in the second half of the school year.
Пример
How many semis are there in a school year?
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