- plural of semi.
semis
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of semis
< Latin sēmis, apparently equivalent to sēmi- semi- + as as 2
Example Sentences
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But the most unexpected part of the Three Lions’ march to the semis is that it wasn’t built on the might of the Premier League.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Is France against Spain on Tuesday in the semis the real final, as many are suggesting?
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Meanwhile, England opens its World Cup against Croatia, which has reached the final and the semis at the past two tournaments—and even knocked out England in 2018.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
“Within technology, semis and memory-related hardware stocks have had the best earnings revisions by far, but that is well understood by markets,” he adds.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 8, 2026
Tony and Shawn had left the mountain, but they’d left to do what my father had taught them to do: drive semis, weld, scrap.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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