"semi-easy chair" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: semi-easy chairs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} semi-easy chair (plural semi-easy chairs)
  1. A chair that is designed to be partially like an easy chair.
    Sense id: en-semi-easy_chair-en-noun-Lh8cMteG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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