"semierotic" meaning in English

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          "text": "The first group was positive pictures of a \"semierotic\" nature; the second group was neutral pictures depicting houses; and the third group was negative pictures of \"the starving or injured.\"",
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          "text": "Perhaps equally problematic from a European/North American feminist point of view is the invitation to pleasure in the semierotic surrogate-mother/infant-boy relationship between Xiaoxiao and Chunguan.",
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          "text": "The guy jumping into a chat room may be out for some fast self-gratification, a little entertainment, or a semierotic, semiamusing way to kill ten minutes at the office.",
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