- 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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“So, even as the market has churned for the last eight weeks, the internals have gotten better, not worse, even as semis corrected,” he said, referring to semiconductor stocks.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Is France against Spain on Tuesday in the semis the real final, as many are suggesting?
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Separately, "Strike Norse" embedding a photo of England's Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham, previewing "Lions ready to roar past Norway into the semis" of the World Cup.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
It marked another heartbreak for a celebrated Croatian team that made a run to the finals in 2018 and the semis in 2022, and is expected to say farewell to its 40-year-old icon, Modric.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 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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