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semi-invalid en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌsem.əˈ(ʔ)ən.və.ləd/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ˌsem.ɪˈ(ʔ)ɪn.və.lɪd/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˌsɛm.ɪˈ(ʔ)ɪn.vʌ.lɪd/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland, also)
  • sĕm′ĭ-ĭn′və-lĭd
  • /ˌsɛ(ː)m.ɪˈ(ʔ)ɪn.va.lɪɖ/ (India)
  • /ˌsɛm.ɪˈ(ʔ)ɪn.və.lɪd/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland)

Etymology

From semi- + invalid.

Meanings

  1. (dated, offensive, sometimes) A partially disabled or a somewhat infirm person.
    • Mrs Walters was a semi-invalid who spent a greater part of her time in bed. 1994, Christine Marion Fraser, Noble Beginnings, quoted in Collins, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 81:

Forms

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