"quasisemantic" meaning in English

See quasisemantic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From quasi- + semantic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|quasi|semantic}} quasi- + semantic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} quasisemantic (not comparable)
  1. Semantic in some limited manner or to some limited degree; apparently, but not actually, semantic. Tags: not-comparable
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