"semigod" meaning in All languages combined

See semigod on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: semigods [plural]
Etymology: From semi- + god. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|semi|god}} semi- + god Head templates: {{en-noun}} semigod (plural semigods)
  1. A demigod.

Inflected forms

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