semiacoustic

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adjective

Having a soundbox as well as one or more electric pickups.

OriginEnglish acoustic ← Medieval Latin acousticus ← Ancient Greek ᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós) →
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Meanings

adjectivesemiacoustic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableentertainmentHaving a soundbox as well as one or more electric pickups.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmi-
  4. Englishsemi-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ḱh₂owsyéti
  9. Proto-Hellenic*akóuhō
  10. Ancient Greekἀκούω (akoúō)
  11. Ancient Greekᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós)
  12. Medieval Latinacousticus
  13. Englishacoustic
  14. Englishsemiacoustic

From semi- + acoustic.

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APA

semiacoustic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiacoustic

MLA

“semiacoustic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiacoustic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semiacoustic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiacoustic.

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