semiterete

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adjective

Half terete; rounded on one side but flat on the other.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

adjectivesemiterete (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHalf terete; rounded on one side but flat on the other.

Origin

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

From semi- + terete.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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