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Etymology

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semi- +‎ trained

Adjective

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semitrained (not comparable)

  1. Having completed only part of a course of training.
    • 2007 May 5, Claudia H. Deutsch, “Paper Jam at FedEx Kinko’s”, in New York Times[1]:
      “At Kinko’s, there’s a thin veneer of professional folks riding herd on a vast platoon of semitrained people,” said James E. Schrager, clinical professor of entrepreneurship and strategy at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.

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