Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semiseafaring

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: semisea-far-ing
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Somewhat or partly seafaring.

Example Sentences

"The naval recruits are drawn from all districts of the Empire, and include a larger proportion of seafaring and semiseafaring men and mechanics than are among those the war office keeps for the army."

Etymology

From semi- + seafaring.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: semi

Questions

What does semiseafaring mean?: Somewhat or partly seafaring.
Where does semiseafaring come from?: From semi- + seafaring.

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