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semis

noun
SEM-eez/ˈsɛmiːz/

Pluralsemises

2 meanings of semis

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of semi. People often use it for semifinals or for big trucks.

    Our team lost in the semis last weekend.

    Big semis drove past our house all night.

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  2. 2
    SEM-is/ˈsɛmɪs/
    nounhistoricalcountable
    A small bronze coin made in the Roman Republic, worth half of a coin called an as.

    The museum has a small bronze semis from the Roman Republic.

    She found a worn semis in her grandfather's coin box.

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semis is a form of semi

semi, noun: A very big truck with a front part that pulls a long trailer. Full entry

Forms
semisemis plural
Spelling
semi → semis: add -s

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Origin

It comes from the Latin word sēmis.