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quasi-

See also: quasi

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin quasi (“almost, as it were”), from quam (interrogative adverb) + sī (conditional particle).

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quasi-

  1. Almost, virtually.
    • 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 18:
      The quasi-death of insanity with its small periodic remissions, its deviations into good sense, even into brilliant insight, was almost more cruel really than outright death.
  2. Apparently, seemingly, or resembling. [from 17th c.]
  3. To a limited extent or degree, to be somewhat or partially.
    • 2020 July 20, Simon Jenkins, “Britain deserves better than an Old Etonian Donald Trump”, in The Guardian‎[1]:
      The British constitution famously rests on convention. This requires a compact between politicians working as a cabinet and a quasi-independent civil service.

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  • “Quasi-” may be prefixed to nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.
  • Words derived from quasi- are more often spelled with a hyphen than solid. Using hyphen is recommended by GPO manual.[4] OED2 lists the derived terms as hyphenated.[5]

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Translations

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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “quasi-”, in Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. ^ Colin McIntosh, editor (2013), “quasi-”, in Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 4th edition, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, reproduced in the Cambridge English Dictionary website, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  3. ^ “quasi-”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  4. ^ 6. Compounding Rules in U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual, govinfo.gov
  5. ^ John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “quasi-”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin quasi (“as if”).

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quasi-

  1. quasi-

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Catalan terms prefixed with quasi-
quasianterior
quasidelicte
quasiobert
quasiposterior
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Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin quasi (“as if”).

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quasi-

  1. quasi-

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Note: quasi- should be written connected to the following word, except where the vowels collide, in which case a hyphen is inserted.

Descendants

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  • → Indonesian: kuasi-

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin quasi (“as if”).

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quasi-

  1. quasi-

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French terms prefixed with quasi-
quasi-frère
quasi-particule
quasiparticule
quasi-sœur
quasi-totalité

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Italian

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Etymology

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From quasi, from Latin quasi (“as if”).

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  • IPA(key): /ˌkwa.zi/
  • Hyphenation: quà‧si-

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quasi-

  1. quasi-

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Polish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Latin quasi-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkfa.zi/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -azi
  • Syllabification: qua‧si-

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quasi-

  1. para-, quasi-
    Synonyms: niby-, para-

Derived terms

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Category Polish terms prefixed with quasi- not found

Further reading

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  • quasi- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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