"semis" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɛmiːz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-semis (pl).wav [Southern-England]
Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} semis
  1. plural of semi Tags: form-of, plural Form of: semi
    Sense id: en-semis-en-noun-0cq-miJ1 Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 61 39 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 64 36 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 67 33 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈsɛmɪs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-semis (coin).wav [Southern-England] Forms: semises [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛmɪs Etymology: Borrowed from Latin sēmis. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|la:sēmis|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "sēmis", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "semis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="semis"> Borrowed from Latin sēmis. Head templates: {{en-noun}} semis (plural semises)
  1. (historical) A small bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic, valued at half an as. Tags: historical Translations (small bronze coin): semis [masculine] (Polish), semis [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-semis-en-noun-DRXweIe- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 55 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 19 58 20 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 19 51 3 7 17 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 50 3 6 17 4 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 16 64 17 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 26 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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