Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semimilitary

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: semimil-i-tary
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristic of the military, but not strictly suitable for it as such.

Example Sentences

"The appearance of German “brown shirts” parading through the streets in semimilitary dress, with the white stockings that distinguished the Baltic storm troopers, was not reassuring to the population of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia."

Inflected Forms

semi-military (alternative)

Questions

What does semimilitary mean?: Characteristic of the military, but not strictly suitable for it as such.

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