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quasi

1

[ kwey-zahy, -sahy, kwah-see, -zee ]

adjective

  1. resembling; seeming; virtual:

    a quasi member.



quasi-

2
  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.

quasi

1

/ -saɪ; ˈkwɑːzɪ; ˈkweɪzaɪ /

adverb

  1. as if; as it were
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

quasi-

2

combining_form

  1. almost but not really; seemingly

    a quasi-religious cult

  2. resembling but not actually being; so-called

    a quasi-scholar

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of quasi1

Independent use of quasi-

Origin of quasi2

< Latin quasi as if, as though, equivalent to qua ( m ) as + if
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Word History and Origins

Origin of quasi1

from Latin, literally: as if

Origin of quasi2

from L., lit: as if
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Example Sentences

She shimmies in heels, she purrs in a quasi London accent, pronouncing "there" as "thuhr."

From Salon

Similarly, a “reciprocal access agreement,” or RAA, would make the Philippines Japan’s third “quasi ally” along with Australia and the United Kingdom, according to Japanese broadcaster NHK.

We are in a difficult time, as quasi leaders want to change our Constitution and democracy for the worse.

“To house any human being in a ‘quasi floating prison’ like the Bibby Stockholm is inhumane,” he said in a statement.

Seventeen contestants, all alumni from those shows, are sent to a remote tropical island to try to survive for a chance to win $250,000 in this quasi social experiment.

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