"quasi-" meaning in English

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Prefix

IPA: /ˈkweɪ.zaɪ/, /ˈkweɪ.saɪ/, /kwɑːzi/, /kwɑːsi/, /kwɑːzi/ [Canada], /kwæzi/ [Canada], /-aɪ/ [Canada], /-ʌɪ/ [Canada]
Rhymes: -ɑːzi Etymology: Borrowed from Latin quasi (“almost, as it were”), from quam (interrogative adverb) + sī (conditional particle). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|la|quasi||almost, as it were|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin quasi (“almost, as it were”), {{bor+|en|la|quasi||almost, as it were}} Borrowed from Latin quasi (“almost, as it were”), {{m|la|quam|}} quam, {{m|la|sī}} sī Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} quasi-, {{en-prefix}} quasi-
  1. Almost, virtually. Tags: morpheme Synonyms (almost): pene-, sub- Synonyms (resembling; forms adjectives from nouns only): -like Related terms: quango, quasar Translations (almost): kvasi- (Danish), nær- (Danish), kvasi- (Finnish), niby- (Polish)
    Sense id: en-quasi--en-prefix-xzKRtLlL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 0 30 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 65 2 33 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 69 3 28 Disambiguation of 'almost': 95 2 3 Disambiguation of 'resembling; forms adjectives from nouns only': 55 16 30 Derived forms: quasiaesthetic, quasiamicable, quasi-arithmetical, quasi-art, quasiatom, quasi-automatic, quasi-automatically, quasi-belief, quasi-bialgebra, quasi-classic, quasi-colloquial, quasi-continuous, quasi-continuum, quasicontraction, quasi-contractual, quasi-copula, quasi-crime, quasi-crystalline, quasi-definition, quasi-deify, quasi-dereliction, quasidihedral, quasidiploid, quasidirect, quasi-divine, quasi-dying, quasi-emperor, quasi-episcopal, quasi-equilibrium, quasi-eternal, quasi-ethical, quasi-ethically, quasi-existence, quasi-fascist, quasi-feudal, quasifunction, quasi-general, quasi-governmental, quasi-grammatical, quasi-hallucinatory, quasi-historical, quasi-horizontal, quasi-implication, quasi-independent, quasi in rem, quasi-instantaneous, quasi-invariant, quasi-jazz, quasi-judicial, quasi-legal, quasi-logical, quasi-marital, quasi-marriage, quasi-material, quasi-mathematical, quasi-mechanical, quasi-mechanistic, quasi-metallic, quasi-metaphysical, quasi-military, quasi-miracle, quasi-miraculous, quasi-modal, quasi-molecular, quasi-molecule, quasi-monastic, quasi-monopoly, quasi-mythical, quasi-neutral, quasi-neutrality, quasinorm, quasi-nuptial, quasi-object, quasi-official, quasi-optical, quasi-ossianic, quasi-parlando, quasi parlato, quasi-partner, quasi-peak, quasi-permanent, quasi-personal, quasi-philosophical, quasi-physical, quasiplatonic, quasiprojective, quasi-public, quasi-purposive, quasiquotation, quasiquote, quasi-religion, quasi-religious, quasirhombicosidodecahedron, quasirhombicuboctahedron, quasiromantic, quasi-romantic, quasi-science, quasi-semi, quasi-sensation, quasiseparable, quasi-simultaneous, quasi-simultaneously, quasistability, quasi-statement, quasi-stationary, quasisteady, quasi-substance, quasi-technical, quasi-thermodynamic, quasi-totalitarian, quasi-totality, quasitransitive, quasitruncated, quasi-universal, quasi-vacuity, quasi-verb, quasi-war, Quasi-War Disambiguation of 'almost': 95 2 3
  2. Apparently, seemingly, or resembling. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-quasi--en-prefix-aDhN4p33
  3. To a limited extent or degree, to be somewhat or partially. Tags: morpheme Synonyms (partial): partially, demi-, semi- Synonyms (somewhat): sort of, semi-
    Sense id: en-quasi--en-prefix-3egVvIjh Disambiguation of 'partial': 0 0 100 Disambiguation of 'somewhat': 28 8 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (resembling): para-, -oid, -form, -iform, -esque, -ish, -ly, -some, -y Synonyms (resembling; restricted to casual registers): -ass Related terms (false): pseudo-
Disambiguation of 'resembling': 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'resembling; restricted to casual registers': 55 0 45 Disambiguation of 'false': 0 0 0

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      "ipa": "/ˈkweɪ.saɪ/"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kwɑːsi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kwɑːzi/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada"
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    {
      "ipa": "/kwæzi/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada"
      ]
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "pene-"
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "almost",
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      "sense": "almost",
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      "sense": "almost",
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "almost",
      "word": "niby-"
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}

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