semifinished

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adjective

Partially finished.

UncommonScrabble 21

Meanings

adjectivesemifinished (not comparable)

alternative semi-finished

  1. not comparablePartially finished.

    The […] duties on semifinished steel products and pig iron will be increased to 25 percent, from 15 percent, the ministry's statement said.

    2007 December 27, Bloomberg News, “China to Levy Tariffs on Some Exported Steel Products”, in New York Times

Origin

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

From semi- + finished.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Finnish puolivalmis
  • puolivalmisTranslations
French semi-fini
  • semi-finiTranslations
Polish półgotowy
  • półgotowyTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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