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semidetached en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English detached English semidetached From semi- + detached.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Alternative spelling of semi-detached.
   alt of semi-detached
   • The houses, made of brick and siding, are generally smaller one- and two-family dwellings, many semidetached. 2007 March 4, David Scharfenberg, “Homey, if You Don’t Mind a Building Boom”, in New York Times:

semidetached en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English detached English semidetached From semi- + detached.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of semi-detached.
   alt of semi-detached
   • Semidetacheds and council housing estates alternated with the occasional high-rise block […] 2013, Robert Barnard, A City of Strangers:

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