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quasi-

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quasi-
pref.
To some degree; in some manner: quasi-stellar object.

[Latin quasi, as if; see quasi.]

quasi-
combining form
1. almost but not really; seemingly a quasi-religious cult
2. resembling but not actually being; so-called a quasi-scholar
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
quasi-
adverb
almost, partly The flame is a quasi-religious emblem of immortality.
adjective
pseudo-, so-called, apparent, seeming, would-be, near, pretended, virtual, fake, mock, synthetic, nominal, sham, semi- a quasi-biography or mythobiography
Translations
quasi- [ˈkweɪzaɪ, ˈkwɑːzɪ] PREFIXcuasi-
quasi-religiouscuasi-religioso
quasi-revolutionarycuasi-revolucionario
quasi- [ˈkweɪzaɪ- ˈkwɑːzi ˈkweɪsaɪ] prefix (with adj)quasi; (with noun)quasi-
quasi-religious → quasi religieux/euse
a quasi-monopoly → un quasi-monopole
quasi-
prefquasi-, quasi; quasi-religiousquasireligiƶs; acting in a quasi-managerial rolequasi als Manager handelnd
quasi- [ˈkwɑːzɪ] prefsemi... (pej) → pseudo...
quasi-official adjsemiufficiale
quasi-religious adjquasi religioso/a
quasi-revolutionary adj & npseudorivoluzionario/a
quasi- [ˈkwɑːzɪ] prefsemi... (pej) → pseudo...
quasi-official adjsemiufficiale
quasi-religious adjquasi religioso/a
quasi-revolutionary adj & npseudorivoluzionario/a


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The "Hymn to Hermes" differs from others in its burlesque, quasi- comic character, and it is also the best-known of the Hymns to English readers in consequence of Shelley's translation.
 
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