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semiabstract en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- Latin abstrahō Latin abstractusbor. Middle English abstract English abstract English semiabstract From semi- + abstract.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Not entirely abstract; between abstract and concrete
    • In the second, only the tracks are visible, glowing luminously at night, and this semiabstract image is held on the screen for an extended length of time. 1988 January 22, Jonathan Rosenbaum, “Huckleberry Fem”, in Chicago Reader: