"quasi" meaning in German

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈkvaːzi/, [ˈkʋaːzi] Audio: De-at-quasi.ogg , De-quasi.ogg
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin quasi, initially officialese, later spreading into more colloquial registers. Etymology templates: {{lbor|de|la|quasi}} Learned borrowing from Latin quasi Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=|sort=}} quasi, {{de-adv}} quasi
  1. as it were, so to speak, effectively, essentially; used to mark a description as figurative, simplified or otherwise not to be taken as absolute, but illustrative of an important point Synonyms: gewissermaßen, gleichsam, sozusagen
    Sense id: en-quasi-de-adv-75ph~8Ql
  2. as good as, basically, virtually, more or less; used to describe a process or change of state that has not been technically completed, but the remainder is considered minor or a mere formality Synonyms: so gut wie, im Prinzip, mehr oder weniger
    Sense id: en-quasi-de-adv-zwY6UCKy Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 9 79 6 5 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 84 4 3 0
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