Dictionary

semipublic en · ADJ

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Somewhat, but not entirely, public.
   • THERE are three things people think they know about Jessica Seinfeld, the semipublic wife of the popular comedian: 2007 November 4, Allen Salkin, “How I Met Jerry Seinfeld, Scene 1, Take 2”, in New York Times:
   • These semipublic, philanthropic organizations later came to regard the so-called Lancasterian system as ideal, since it offered mass education at low cost. 2004, Paul Seattler, The Evolution of American Educational Technology, page 33:

Deriveds

semipublicly

Relateds

semiprivate