semitrivial name

[ sĕm′ē-trĭv′ē-əl, sĕm′ī- ]

n.

semisystematic name

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Nearby words

semito-hamitic, semitone, semitrailer, semitranslucent, semitransparent, semitrivial name, semitropical, semitruck, semivegetarian, semivitreous, semivocal

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