semiped

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noun

Half of a metrical foot.

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Meanings

nounsemiped (plural semipeds)

plural semipeds

  1. communicationsHalf of a metrical foot.

    Synonyms: half foot

Synonyms & antonyms

nounHalf of a metrical foot.

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Origin

  1. Latinsemipes
  2. Englishsemiped

From Latin semipes, semipedis, from semi- (“half”) + pes, pedis (“a foot”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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