1. n. Abbreviation for `semicolon', when speaking. "Commands to
{grind} are prefixed by semi-semi-star" means that the prefix is ;;*,
not 1/4 of a star.
2. A prefix used with words such as `immediately' as a qualifier.
"When is the system coming up?" "Semi-immediately." (That is, maybe
not for an hour.) "We did consider that possibility semi-seriously."
See also {infinite}.
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[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {ASCII}{infinite}]