quasi

¹ American  

[kwey-zahy, -sahy, kwah-see, -zee] / ˈkweɪ zaɪ, -saɪ, ˈkwɑ si, -zi /

adjective

1. resembling; seeming; virtual.

   a quasi member.

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quasi- ² American  

1. a combining form meaning “resembling,” “having some, but not all of the features of,” used in the formation of compound words.

   quasi-definition; quasi-monopoly; quasi-official; quasi-scientific.

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quasi- ¹ British  

combining form

1. almost but not really; seemingly

   a quasi-religious cult

2. resembling but not actually being; so-called

   a quasi-scholar

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quasi ² British  

/ -saɪ, ˈkwɑːzɪ, ˈkweɪzaɪ /

adverb

1. as if; as it were

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Etymology

Origin of quasi¹

Independent use of quasi-

Origin of quasi-²

< Latin quasi as if, as though, equivalent to qua ( m ) as + sī if