semiword

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noun

The initial or final constituent of compounds that cannot occur outside the domain of compounds, i.e., they are not freely combinable with words or phrases into syntactic constituents, but can undergo coordination reduction in both directions.

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Meanings

nounsemiword (plural semiwords)

plural semiwords

  1. human sciencesThe initial or final constituent of compounds that cannot occur outside the domain of compounds, i.e., they are not freely combinable with words or phrases into syntactic constituents, but can undergo coordination reduction in both directions.

Origin

From semi- + word.

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Translations

Hungarian félszó
  • félszóconstituent of compounds
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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