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semiprivate

American

[sem-ee-prahy-vit, sem-ahy-] / ˌsɛm iˈpraɪ vɪt, ˌsɛm aɪ- /

adjective

having some degree of privacy but not fully private, as a hospital room with fewer beds than a ward.

Other Word Forms

semiprivacy

noun

Etymology

Origin of semiprivate

First recorded in 1875–80; semi- + private

Vocabulary lists containing semiprivate

Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: semi-

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