See also: semi-automatic

English

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Etymology

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From semi- +‎ automatic.

Adjective

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semiautomatic (not comparable)

  1. Alternative spelling of semi-automatic
    • 2007 September 24, “An Opportunity for Mr. Schwarzenegger”, in The New York Times[1]:
      The measure would make California the first state to require that all new semiautomatic weapons be equipped with technology known as microstamping, which imprints microscopic markings as a gun fires.

Noun

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semiautomatic (plural semiautomatics)

  1. Alternative spelling of semi-automatic
    • 1999 February 7, Jodi Wilgoren, “Fatal Police Barrage Renews Debate Over Safety of Semiautomatics”, in The New York Times[2]:
      Experts say that there is no clear link between semiautomatics and the number of shootings by the police, and that officers are likely to get higher-powered weapons rather than go back to traditional handguns.

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French semi-automatique. By surface analysis, semi- +‎ automatic.

Adjective

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semiautomatic m or n (feminine singular semiautomatică, masculine plural semiautomatici, feminine and neuter plural semiautomatice)

  1. semi-automatic

Declension

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Declension of semiautomatic
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite semiautomatic semiautomatică semiautomatici semiautomatice
definite semiautomaticul semiautomatica semiautomaticii semiautomaticele
genitive-
dative
indefinite semiautomatic semiautomatice semiautomatici semiautomatice
definite semiautomaticului semiautomaticei semiautomaticilor semiautomaticelor