Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semipermissive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
semiper-mis-sive
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That allows the partial replication of viruses

Etymology

From semi- + permissive.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does semipermissive mean?
That allows the partial replication of viruses
Where does semipermissive come from?
From semi- + permissive.

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