how to pronounce semi

/ˈsɛmiː/

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the above transcription of semi is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

semi is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of semi in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… 22nd is a semi-automatic ruger …”

meaning of semi

Semi is a prefix meaning half.

semi frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word semi occurs in english on average 4.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics semi can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that semi can be often used in the following areas:

1) transport and travel;