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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semi-informal

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English

Syllables
semi-in-for-mal
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

partly informal, neither formal nor informal, semi-formal.

Etymology

From semi- + informal.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does semi-informal mean?
partly informal, neither formal nor informal, semi-formal.
Where does semi-informal come from?
From semi- + informal.

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