Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semi-&lit

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.02 in modern English

Syllables: semi-&lit
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An extended definition clue, especially one in which the definition is only a word such as this or who that cannot define the answer alone.

Example Sentences

"Cooking that’s fuss-free, requiring no bits of expensive equipment before you start (4,3) [...] As woks are fairly cheap equipment and stir-fry cooking is a fairly simple process, the whole clue is an extended definition, so a “semi-&lit”."
"Who published articles in German about scientific topics originally? (8) EIN + EIN ("articles in German") about S(cientific) T(opics) [originally] and semi &lit."
"Clue of the day: A semi &lit: the definition cannot be read in a stand-alone way."

Etymology

From semi- + &lit.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: semi-
Suffix: &lit

Inflected Forms

semi-&lits (plural)

Questions

What does semi-&lit mean?: An extended definition clue, especially one in which the definition is only a word such as this or who that cannot define the answer alone.
Where does semi-&lit come from?: From semi- + &lit.

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