quasi

[ kwey-zahy, -sahy, kwah-see, -zee ]
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adjective
  1. resembling; seeming; virtual: a quasi member.

Origin of quasi

1
Independent use of quasi-

Other definitions for quasi- (2 of 2)

quasi-

  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.

Origin of quasi-

2
<Latin quasi as if, as though, equivalent to qua(m) as + if

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British Dictionary definitions for quasi (1 of 2)

quasi

/ (ˈkweɪzaɪ, -saɪ, ˈkwɑːzɪ) /


adverb
  1. as if; as it were

Origin of quasi

1
from Latin, literally: as if

British Dictionary definitions for quasi- (2 of 2)

quasi-

combining form
  1. almost but not really; seemingly: a quasi-religious cult

  2. resembling but not actually being; so-called: a quasi-scholar

Origin of quasi-

2
from L., lit: as if

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