1. n. Abbreviation for
‘semicolon’, when speaking. Commands to
grind are prefixed by semi-semi-star
means
that the prefix is ;;*, not 1/4 of a star.
2. A prefix used with words such as ‘immediately’ as a
qualifier. When is the system coming up?
Semi-immediately.
(That is, maybe not for an hour.)
We did consider that possibility semi-seriously.
See also
infinite.