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semiattached

[ sem-ee-uh-tacht, sem-ahy- ]
/ ˌsɛm i əˈtætʃt, ˌsɛm aɪ- /
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adjective

partially attached; semidetached.

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Nearby words

semiamateur, semiannual, semiaquatic, semiarch, semiarid, semiattached, semiautobiographical, semiautomated, semiautomatic, semiautonomous, semiautonomy
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Examples from the Web for semi-attached

  • Timothy consented with alacrity, seeming to feel the burden of his semi-attached state.

    Eve to the Rescue|Ethel Hueston

  • Such a semi-attached relationship does not conduce to much mutual understanding.

    The Soul of the Far East|Percival Lowell