semi-works

noun

A manufacturing plant large enough to produce market development quantities, but smaller than a full-scale commercial plant.

OriginEnglish works ← Latin sēmi- ← Proto-Indo-European *sēmi →
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Meanings

nounsemi-works (plural semi-works)

alternative semiworks

  1. A manufacturing plant large enough to produce market development quantities, but smaller than a full-scale commercial plant.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmi-
  4. Englishsemi-
  5. Englishworks
  6. Englishsemi-works

From semi- + works.

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APA

semi-works. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semi-works

MLA

“semi-works.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semi-works. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semi-works,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semi-works.

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