semi-autonomous en · ADJ
Etymology
From semi- + autonomous.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of semiautonomous.
alt of semiautonomous
The Midland merged with the Belfast & Northern Counties Railway on July 1 1903, to form the Midland Railway (Northern Counties Commission). This semi-autonomous organisation became the LMS (NCC) after Grouping in 1923 and then, upon Nationalisation on January 1 1948, the Railway Executive (NCC). BR's ownership would be short-lived - it sold the NCC to the Ulster Transport Authority on April 1 1949.
2023 January 11, Richard Foster, “British Rail's weirdest railways...: Northern Counties Commission”, in RAIL, number 974, page 46:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more semi-autonomous | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most semi-autonomous | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |